On 14 Sep 2013, at 14:16, Stephan Stiller <stephan.stiller_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>> Books never used it. The tradition in typing was developed to assist typesetters to navigate the typewritten text they were setting. The typesetters never put two spaces after a full stop.
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> I see. I think you were mentally mixing this up with double inter-line spacing.
No, I wasn't.
> Double inter-line spacing always looks stupid and decreases the legibility of a text. It can't be justified, yet somehow there is a tradition in the US to require it for writing assignments in a university context.
It facilitates comment by those who are reviewing the text.
Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com/
Received on Sat Sep 14 2013 - 08:25:52 CDT
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