tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292925383916021669.post5298365959186099721..comments2024-03-18T00:39:56.592-04:00Comments on Sentence Spacing: Summary of arguments in favor of two spaces between sentencesThomas A. Finehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15734341507092908270noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292925383916021669.post-1283101455846163852019-11-07T08:13:38.678-05:002019-11-07T08:13:38.678-05:00A double-space-promoting post lost their double-sp...A double-space-promoting post lost their double-space between sentences in the HTML blog. What a sad story.Billy Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14708171808910910288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292925383916021669.post-68892817471100239452017-10-06T14:05:36.530-04:002017-10-06T14:05:36.530-04:00Indeed, I have found 19th century and older texts ...Indeed, I have found 19th century and older texts that explicitly mention a relationship between spacing and length of pauses.Thomas A. Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734341507092908270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292925383916021669.post-27521453670901802142016-03-14T18:33:39.354-04:002016-03-14T18:33:39.354-04:00Yeah, that's one of several technological issu...Yeah, that's one of several technological issues. They're all covered under that bullet point above "technology couldn't handle it." Several articles on my blog cover that. Including <a href="http://widespacer.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-cost-of-printing-errors-on-linotype.html" rel="nofollow">The Cost of Printing Errors on Linotype</a><br />and <a href="http://widespacer.blogspot.com/2014/01/two-spaces-old-typists-habit.html" rel="nofollow">Two Spaces - An Old Typists Habit?</a>Thomas A. Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734341507092908270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292925383916021669.post-85385835238348934222016-03-14T14:59:56.408-04:002016-03-14T14:59:56.408-04:00This is pure speculation on my part, but the print...This is pure speculation on my part, but the printed language is a representation of the spoken language. Full stops and pauses need to be represented in the written language, and I suspect that the longer break after the full stop is an aid to visualization for the reader. It most certainly is true for me, as I find it much easier to read.Earlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17202891487742373984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292925383916021669.post-69747324152712713022016-03-08T15:40:51.883-05:002016-03-08T15:40:51.883-05:00I suspect an equally significant cause driving the...I suspect an equally significant cause driving the elimination of sentence spacing is that even in cases where the technology could easily handle the distinction between an abbreviation and a full stop, the people responsible for setting text or converting it into machine-readable format weren't always capable of doing so. Using unified spacing means that such people will never make the wrong decision.supercathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12531904492602532373noreply@blogger.com