Re: Press Release Punctuation

**D* N* <n*@gmail.com>**

Yes, I think it looks weird, but one space.

On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 11:18 AM, <loisdan@juno.com> wrote:

> Hi Ellen,
>
> I guess I was thinking in terms of the editor's needs. We writers have
> essentially been given the typesetter's responsibilities in addition to
> our own. If you insert the "extra" space, the editor (or editorial
> assistant) has to go through and take them all out prior to publishing.
> Yes, it can be done with global search and replace, but it's still an
> extra step that's no longer necessary.
>
> I was never a very quick typist and I'm guessing that it's a difficult
> habit to break for folks who are going three times my speed. :-) .
>
> Regards,
> Lois
>
> On Wed, 4 Dec 2013 12:08:43 -0500 Ellen Zachos <ez@acmeplant.com> writes:
> > I am a dinosaur.
> >
> > On Dec 4, 2013, at 12:01 PM, <loisdan@juno.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Betty,
> > >
> > > Since we all use proportional type now, it's one space for
> > everything.
> > > Double space has gone the way of the dinosauers, unless you are
> > using
> > > courier.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Lois
> > >
> > > Lois J. de Vries
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> > > On Wed, 4 Dec 2013 08:53:13 -0800 (PST) Betty Mackey
> > > <bettymackey@verizon.net> writes:
> > >> I thought I knew these things, but can someone tell me whether a
> >
> > >> press release should have one space after the period in each
> > >> sentence, or two?
> > >
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