We dont start Blogger offically until Monday, but its always good to get ahead of the game!
So...today was my first OFFICAL day of school..n it was AWSOME!
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO looking foward to Main Stage. WRITING! YAY!
Also looking foward to Reading the plays this year for Theatre! <3333
So anywhoo..i told Ms.Aladren that i would post on my Blog why they Double Spaced back in the ye' old days (XP)...so here it tis!!!!
Q: Why did they use DOuble Spaces after a period?
A:
It is generally accepted that the practice of putting two spaces after a period (or other punctuation) at the end of a sentence is a carryover from the days of typewriters with monospaced typefaces. Two spaces, it was believed, made it easier to see where one sentence ended and the next began. Most typeset text, both before and after the typewriter, used a single space.
"The only time more than 1 space was used in a line of type was when we had to justify the line to the full margins."Today, with the prevalence of proportionally spaced fonts, some believe that the practice is no longer necessary and even detrimental to the appearance of text.
— Madisonhank, describing typesetting before digital type
(Rightfully stolen from http://desktoppub.about.com/cs/typespacing/a/onetwospaces.htm)
Love,
Hayley Michelle <3
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