One Space or Two?

Since we’re on the topic of spaces, I thought I’d write a quick entry about spaces between sentences. A lot of us were taught to include two spaces after each sentence in typing class, and many of us were taught not to. Who’s right? Short Answer: One space is the current standard for spacing between […]

Italics & Punctuation

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To italicize (punctuation) or not to italicize, that is the question. The Rule (According to CMS 6.3): Punctuation should appear in the same font or typeface as the general body text of a document. So if you have a roman sentence that contains an italicized word followed by a comma, the comma should appear in […]