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From: "Kim Stracener Zapalac" <>
Subject: RE: [TMG] on verso
Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 23:08:37 -0500
In-Reply-To: <007101c0d81f$abf1a4e0$36bd1c26@casper>


Cheri,

As a national marketing consultant, editor, and tech writer, I'm hired to
make sure all company publications are correct and look good.

It is true if you are using a "monotype" (Every letter is the same width and
takes up the same amount of space.) font or typeface (like Courier) you need
to put two spaces after a period.

However, most people on word processors (which are really Desktop Publishers
(DTP) today) use "proportional" (letters that take up different widths)
fonts. Nearly all word processing programs have automatic "kerning" or
correct spacing to ensure the spacing between the letters are right. (There
are times, though, when a font designer includes ligatures and they can look
a little off, but can be adjusted manually.) A good site to review is:

http://www.will-harris.com/use-type.htm

Daniel Will-Harris is a leading authority in DTP and discusses the rule
about one space after a period.

Another leading authority is Roger C. Parker. He mentions in one of his
books (The Makeover Book), "For example, you should break the habit of
hitting the space bar twice after each period."

Another good site is:
http://desktoppub.about.com/compute/desktoppub/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=h
ttp%3A%2F%2Finternetbrothers.com%2Fdesktoppub1.htm

They also mention the book, "The PC [The Mac] Is Not A Typewriter," by Robin
Williams.

However, as a genealogist, I don't care how something looks when it is
printed. I am just grateful that it was printed and hope that the sources
have been well-documented! <grin>

Kim




-----Original Message-----
From: Cheri Casper [mailto:]
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 7:33 PM
To:
Subject: Re: [TMG] on verso


Kim - As a office technology teacher, I can assure that two spaces after a
period at the end of a sentence or after a colon introducing something
(i.e., not for use in time), is still the rule. I dare say that if you used
only one space after a sentence in the work world, you would be asked to
correct your mistakes.



----- Original Message -----
From: Kim Stracener Zapalac <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 6:09 AM
Subject: RE: [TMG] on verso


> Blame it on the typewriter for this underlining problem. Since it did not
> have italic keys, one noted a title, etc. by underlining. (There are still
> many professors, teachers, and other professionals who originally used the
> typewriter to print their papers. They might use the word processor now,
but
> continue to use the same rules they learned on a typewriter. Look at how
> many people still put two spaces after a period or a colon!)
>
> Kim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeAnna Burghart [mailto:]
> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 3:04 PM
> To:
> Subject: RE: [TMG] on verso
>
>
> >>Heck I had
> to cite the Chicago Manual of Style to get my son's grade changed from a D
> to an A. Seems he used italics for all titles instead of underlining!<<
>
> You have GOT to be kidding! No wonder our children are graduating
illiterate
> ... :(
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Roy [mailto:]
> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 7:57 AM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [TMG] on verso
>
>
> I gave up on using ibid as I kept getting messages asking what it was. I
> gather such things are no longer taught in our school systems. Heck I had
> to cite the Chicago Manual of Style to get my son's grade changed from a D
> to an A. Seems he used italics for all titles instead of underlining!
>
> Regards,
> Rob Roy
>
> At 08:41 AM 5/7/01, you wrote:
> >I think either "on verso" or "on reverse" (even "on back") is perfectly
> >clear. As for "Op cit" and "Loc cit", even when I look at the definitions
> >I've been confused, so quit trying to use them long ago.
> >
> >Karla
> >
> >Message text written by INTERNET:
> > >I have arbitrarily decided that on verso is inappropriate particularly
> >when
> >considering the simple little photographs I am citing and am gong to use
> >"on
> >the reverse" or something. However, one reason I stick so carefully to
> >Mills style is that who knows I may want to "publish" something someday
and
> >it is good practice. Mainly I am just wondering what everyone thinks of
> >the
> >phrase on verso???
> >
> >Gail
> >
> >
> ><
>
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