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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

Indenting paragraphs

If you skip a line after each paragraph is an indentation needed?
  

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Good question. Normally, yes. Most manuals will tell you that an indentation is required (Strunk and White, NY Times Style and Usage Manual, The Economist Guide to Style and Grammar).

  • Good question.
  • Normally, yes.
  • Most manuals will tell you that an indentation is required (Strunk and White, NY Times Style and Usage Manual, The Economist Guide to Style and Grammar).
  • However, things are changing rapidly in the IT age and this rule is, in my opinion, on the way out.
  • Personally, I would always indent, but many business communications - particularly emails - are not following this style.
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Good question.
Normally, yes.
Most manuals will tell you that an indentation is required (Strunk and White, NY Times Style and Usage Manual, The Economist Guide to Style and Grammar).
However, things are changing rapidly in the IT age and this rule is, in my opinion, on the way out. Personally, I would always indent, but many business communications - particularly emails - are not foll

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