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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Spacing
When typing a document or letter using formal business English, is it still proper to put two spaces after a period or has that been replaced with one space?
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Hello Anon, I wouldn't do it myself; but it's still quite common in British usage, and seems to be taught on typing and secretarial courses, etc. I think the rationale is to permit a distinction between a stop after an abbreviation and a stop at the end of a sentence. ) All the best, MrP
- Hello Anon, I wouldn't do it myself; but it's still quite common in British usage, and seems to be taught on typing and secretarial courses, etc.
- I think the rationale is to permit a distinction between a stop after an abbreviation and a stop at the end of a sentence.
- ) All the best, MrP
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Hello Anon,
I wouldn't do it myself; but it's still quite common in British usage, and seems to be taught on typing and secretarial courses, etc.
I think the rationale is to permit a distinction between a stop after an abbreviation and a stop at the end of a sentence.
(In copy prepared for publication, however, it will vex your designer, and is therefore better omitted
I wouldn't do it myself; but it's still quite common in British usage, and seems to be taught on typing and secretarial courses, etc.
I think the rationale is to permit a distinction between a stop after an abbreviation and a stop at the end of a sentence.
(In copy prepared for publication, however, it will vex your designer, and is therefore better omitted
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Hi Anon:
I recall a long time ago, before the age of computers when formal documents were typed on mechanical typewriters, that a period at the end of a sentence should be followed by 2 spaces.
I have not heard of anything since- if or how this has changed with computers, word processors, and all the new-fangled and infinitely variable combinations of fonts, line spacings, and other form
I recall a long time ago, before the age of computers when formal documents were typed on mechanical typewriters, that a period at the end of a sentence should be followed by 2 spaces.
I have not heard of anything since- if or how this has changed with computers, word processors, and all the new-fangled and infinitely variable combinations of fonts, line spacings, and other form
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AlpheccaStarswhat is considered proper would depend on the style guide in the organization you are writing for.
Amen!
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