"thanatoid" <waiting@the.exit.invalid> wrote in message
news:Xns9D02EDA3FC284thanexit@188.40.43.245...
> "NY Teacher" <nyteacher@goschool.com> wrote in
> news:hits2h$b02$1@news.eternal-september.org:
>
> <SNIP>
>
>> We get it, you don't like Microsoft. Here's an idea for
>> you...ue something else. And shut up.
>
> Great spelling, teach! Never mind the "ue", didn't anyone ever
> tell you that since typewriters were replaced by computers, two
> spaces after a period are no longer the norm? And there was
> ALWAYS a space before ANYTHING following "..."
>
> SIGH.
Thanks for the information. It amazes me that people think teachers need to
be "on" 24-7-365, always spelling everything correctly and always using the
latest in typing norms, etc. Hey asshole, it is my day off and it is not
worth my time to proofread a simple Usenet post.
The "ue" and the missing space after the ellipsis were simple typos. No one
should ever be criticized for a typo except for formal reports.
Regarding the double space, this comes straight from:
http://desktoppub.about.com/cs/typespacing/a/onetwospaces.htm
"The Bottomline: Professional typesetters, designers, and desktop publishers
should use one space only. Save the double spaces for typewriting, email,
term papers (if prescribed by the style guide you are using), or personal
correspondence. For everyone else, do whatever makes you feel good."
Seems like "the norm" you follow isn't a "norm" for this forum after all.
Now, do you want to engage in a conversation about something that really
matters, or are you the kind of person who only gets his/her rocks off by
blindly criticizing others?
NYT