From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 6 20:08:39 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CD6845FB; Wed, 6 May 2015 20:08:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qk0-x230.google.com (mail-qk0-x230.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400d:c09::230]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8609416F1; Wed, 6 May 2015 20:08:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: by qku63 with SMTP id 63so14065101qku.3; Wed, 06 May 2015 13:08:38 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id :subject:to:cc:content-type; bh=QakJAkWuO1/xvDIOY0rCNzYksFZCFsjr4NDhxSozEFw=; b=nEb4QENoRWMBpAeQeC6wfzJ9D/l4+urvnev5ZEjvlrypDk1xlZLcAsz+8vth98LFRI dueRhKDe/AJzbvU9A6S9Y0nKYDXpAN/6/nQLjIobzsEJRHe2cjtHvzclV7vMqC77Xg2q 2AeVYV80eF1slPJvBIVHE8rR8A7cZVb+1HmvfzMzcKF+kXy5C8Zs0xRIQcTS7W+TnkHR Oz1HILvh65YJXsIPlcX8l8fT1ttXy8gcaL8r/WSsuk3N2awAmDJQ5k2dHV1NXvrgCzXL 8QZWCfT/KkXMbXKZCp1XdalhiUIRe55LOLFJsuTDSQwEzODhWOZi5pKtAmx9oNxoziOn Sntg== X-Received: by 10.55.24.215 with SMTP id 84mr1197205qky.8.1430942918681; Wed, 06 May 2015 13:08:38 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: mozolevsky@gmail.com Received: by 10.140.102.194 with HTTP; Wed, 6 May 2015 13:07:58 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: Igor Mozolevsky Date: Wed, 6 May 2015 21:07:58 +0100 X-Google-Sender-Auth: _df5wmQzXp66weIaBa_wU_taTRE Message-ID: Subject: Re: One space between sentences, please - from Chicago Tribune To: Jason Helfman Cc: doc@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.20 X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 06 May 2015 20:08:39 -0000 On 6 May 2015 at 20:42, Jason Helfman wrote: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-confidential-two-spaces-0506-biz-20150505-column.html > > Very interesting. I've been bit on this a number of times because I've > followed AP Style Guide, however practice has shifted as noted in the > article. > > Thoughts? > Since most modern software stretches/shrinks the width of spaces and other symbols to reflow the text layout so as to make it more readable, the debate seems somewhat redundant, doesn't it? Oh, and the article is behind a paywal (or at least is for me)... -- Igor M.