tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25343848.post4605359305072965587..comments2023-07-23T08:44:04.807-07:00Comments on Life, the Universe and Everything: Bonus Post: A LUE RantAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270726693980247861noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25343848.post-28701271091368985882008-11-24T07:07:00.000-08:002008-11-24T07:07:00.000-08:00I'm with you, sister! Two spaces after ending pun...I'm with you, sister! Two spaces after ending punctuation. Always.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11683621539060743740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25343848.post-88201807218132047962008-11-19T04:28:00.000-08:002008-11-19T04:28:00.000-08:00OMG<-- dealing in the traumaO<BR/>M<BR/>G<BR/><BR/><-- dealing in the traumaMelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408403855260279799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25343848.post-61674584436772767492008-11-18T08:32:00.000-08:002008-11-18T08:32:00.000-08:00Single space post sentence-ending punctuation has ...Single space post sentence-ending punctuation has been the standard for over a decade, my friend.<BR/><BR/>Grammar rules are updated frequently, hence the constant re-edition of editorial style guides. ;)<BR/><BR/>We had annual editorial summits to discuss what and how to implement new style standards.<BR/><BR/>In fact, I complain bitterly about people who submit Word files with smart quotes and double-spaces between sentences, not to mention (OMG) using the space bar to create indents. UGHJulie Pipperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169574697104642479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25343848.post-90640955127485336662008-11-18T07:49:00.000-08:002008-11-18T07:49:00.000-08:00the serial comma is sometimes optional in American...the serial comma is sometimes optional in American punctuation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25343848.post-85243489198810042202008-11-18T07:32:00.000-08:002008-11-18T07:32:00.000-08:00Also - the comma before and in a list of things:Or...Also - the comma before and in a list of things:<BR/>Oranges, apples, and bananas v.s oranges, apples and bananas<BR/><BR/>I think the first is correct, but the second now is also correct... And I am not that old!AJU5's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039236630636069326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25343848.post-11837663574650648902008-11-18T06:32:00.000-08:002008-11-18T06:32:00.000-08:00Yeah, I wondered about that. I asked someone and w...Yeah, I wondered about that. I asked someone and was told that 2 spaces after sentences was "old school". No caps at beginning of sentences? guilty. Incomplete or run on sentences? Also guilty. <BR/><BR/>Can we get away with it if we call it poetic license?John Ross Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816733538316861849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25343848.post-83904803864835284052008-11-18T06:00:00.000-08:002008-11-18T06:00:00.000-08:00Yes, yes, yes!! I knew it wasn't my imagination.A...Yes, yes, yes!! I knew it wasn't my imagination.<BR/><BR/>Also raised in "the good old" days, I instinctively put two spaces after a period only to have blogger delete the second space. Drives me nuts.<BR/><BR/>We should call up the Blogger team's English teachers in protest.EnnuiHerselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00142845472411421023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25343848.post-9790697364859646262008-11-18T00:10:00.000-08:002008-11-18T00:10:00.000-08:00And your comment link has disappeared. I had to mo...And your comment link has disappeared. I had to move my mouse around your post to find the link...never mind, the page just turned white and the link became visible.deedeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10278468497564430383noreply@blogger.com