Recently I recommended a new blog to you written by a long time friend of mine, Tom Cochrun. Now Tom can get a little spacey at times, like when he sent me an e-mail with a link to this article.
Go ahead, I'll wait here while you read it, if you have the patience.
Now I've picked on Tom for years about his undependable spelling though it appears he's gotten better at that since Spell Checkers became common in computer programs. But, spacing between sentences? As you have probably already noted, I always put two spaces between sentences. Now this writer at Salon says I've been doing it all wrong. Well I'm sorry. At this late date I don't think I can change. It's automatic with me. So, if you're one of those one spacers you'll just have to live with my errors.
As for Tom, here's a message for you, buddy:
I think it is too late for some of us two spacers-though if we spend much time Tweeting, we may learn.
ReplyDeleteSo-I'm one of them too. But spacey? Not me-that's Kevin.
and thanks for the Bowie--he was spaces ahead.
while I claim two toos to