Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!cca!ima!inmet!tower From: tower@inmet.UUCP Newsgroups: net.nlang Subject: Re: Linguistic Violations - (nf) Message-ID: <201@inmet.UUCP> Date: Mon, 18-Jul-83 05:41:19 EDT Article-I.D.: inmet.201 Posted: Mon Jul 18 05:41:19 1983 Date-Received: Mon, 18-Jul-83 10:38:14 EDT Lines: 17 #R:mprvaxa:-24000:inmet:7300012:000:529 inmet!tower Jul 17 16:54:00 1983 The two spaces after a sentence convention is not standard. It is one developed by typewriter manufactuers. Note that printed matter, off of real printing presses, type set on linotypes or photocompositiors, does not follow this convention. I personally have always found the typewriter convention annoying- most of what I read is typeset. And as a keyboardist, the second space is just wasted effort, and disc space. Another hideousity forced on us by HS teachers. -len tower harpo!inmet!tower Cambridge, MA