Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 beta 3/9/83; site vaxine.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!vaxine!ptw From: ptw@vaxine.UUCP (P. Tucker Withington) Newsgroups: net.nlang Subject: Re: Linguistic Violations - (nf) Message-ID: <257@vaxine.UUCP> Date: Mon, 18-Jul-83 14:14:24 EDT Article-I.D.: vaxine.257 Posted: Mon Jul 18 14:14:24 1983 Date-Received: Mon, 18-Jul-83 16:08:48 EDT References: <201@inmet.UUCP> Organization: Automatix Inc., Billerica, MA Lines: 11 I believe the convention of two spaces to separate sentences (purportedly foisted on us by typewriter manufacturers) is a standard in most secretarial handbooks. I am led to believe it is an attempt to "emulate" the use of an em-quad to break sentences in printing (vs. the en-quad between words). Yes, there is good reason to demarcate this higher-level linguistic unit and to the best of my knowledge, it has been done since printing was invented. Look *closely* at your typeset material and you will see a difference. --Tucker (ptw@vaxine.UUCP)