Date: Sat, 28 Aug 1999 10:38:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com> To: Mike Pritchard <mpp@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: chris@calldei.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Please review: rc file changes Message-ID: <199908281738.KAA05273@apollo.backplane.com> References: <199908281045.FAA98239@mpp.pro-ns.net>
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:> I've never heard of that. I've always found that two spaces
:> after end-of-sentence punctuation makes things easier to read!
:
:I vote for two spaces after the period before the start of a new sentence.
:Even in the digital age, I've always found that the two spaces make
:for better reading of text. I think that most of our formatting
:tools do this too (please don't flame me if I'm wrong :-).
:
:-Mike
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:Mike Pritchard
:mpp@FreeBSD.org or mpp@mpp.pro-ns.net
I guess they don't teach manual typewriting classes any more :-)
It *had* to be two spaces or you got seriously marked down!
Two spaces has been burned into my brain since high school! (I wonder
if I can sue?) <GRIN>. For proof, just look at all the postings I've
ever made to these lists.
I'm not nitpicking... I couldn't care less what other people do. But
I think it's an amusing generational effect.
-Matt
Matthew Dillon
<dillon@backplane.com>
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