Wow, worse then I thought. It might be difficult for me after over about 50+ years of typing to start to use only one space!
Jerry On 12/17/2014 12:40 PM, Jerry wrote: > Thanks CE. I never realized that. That was one of the things that > they should have figured out a way to NOT change because it is easier > to read almost anything with TWO spaces between sentences. Just a > note on the (Â) thing. For me, it always seems to occur when I > use quotations, bold or italics. I'll try it here and see if it > holds true: "This is a test."   *This is a test    */"This is > a test"                 Jerry Boor, > MerriamFamilyTree.org > > / > On 12/17/2014 12:14 PM, CE WOOD wrote: >> Just a note. I too, always used two spaces between sentences because >> that was grammatically correct _*in the past*_. >>  >> The new rules of grammar, as taught in schools and professional >> writing course specifies one space between sentences. This occurred >> with the rise of computers. Editors receiving copy with two spaces, >> must change all of them before publishing. I learned the hard way >> when I was told to make the corrections before they would publish. >>  >> Perhaps the (Â) was developed to make it easier to identify the >> offending spacing. >> >> >> CE >>  >> > From: wendy.how...@gmail.com >> > To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com >> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] This letter (Â). What does it signify? >> > Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 18:18:59 +1300 >> > >> > Hi Charles, >> > >> > It is something to do with the mailing list software not interpreting >> > the text of a submitted post, as far as I can see. >> > >> > If I forget I'm writing a LUG post and type as I normally would, >> when I >> > receive my own copy of the post it will have those characters placed >> > where I had typed two spaces, as I normally do between sentences. If I >> > put one space (as there is at the start of this sentence), there's no >> > funny A. But if there are two spaces (as there are here, >> deliberately), >> > there is. (Now to hope that it behaves as predicted, and you see >> what I >> > intend you to see!) >> > >> > Just ignore it, it is meaningless here. >> > >> > Wendy >> > >> > Charles Brasell said the following on 17/12/2014 12:15: >> > > This letter (Â). What does it signify? >> > > >> > > I seem to run into it here and there >> > > >> > > Charles Brasell >> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >> Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >> Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) >> and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >> To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) > and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp