Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2000 03:15:52 +1000 From: Stephen McKay <mckay@thehub.com.au> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: Stephen McKay <mckay@thehub.com.au>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Punctuation conventions (was: cvs commit: src/games/fortune/datfiles fortunes) Message-ID: <200006011715.DAA00571@dungeon.home> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 01 Jun 2000 09:50:56 %2B0930." <20000601095056.D16657@wantadilla.lemis.com>
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Greg Lehey wrote: > On Thursday, 1 June 2000 at 1:43:17 +1000, Stephen McKay wrote: > > There is no "one space" convention in Australia. I learned typing in school > > (an actually useful skill, no less), and two spaces were mandatory. I can > > accept the possibility of regional variation among states, or the more > > probable dilution of skill due to increased foreign word processor use, > > but the two space rule has not to my knowledge been revoked. > > My statement was based on observation. If you have any documentary > backup, it would interest me. Hmm. I certainly like formal evidence. But I also haven't retained any of my school textbooks. Still, I have a lot of books, and you never know what might turn up. (eg: A friend said, "I didn't know you had a Russian-English dictionary!" I said, "Me neither.") If I find the typing book I think I have, or that Manual of Style I also might have, I'll be sure to lay the wisdom of past times on you! ;-) Stephen. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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