X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,48818f2b9f51e3b6 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-06-16 12:58:20 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!cyclone.bc.net!newsfeed.telusplanet.net!newsfeed.telus.net!rip!news.webusenet.com!peer01.cox.net!cox.net!p01!fed1read01.POSTED!not-for-mail Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art From: Faux_Pseudo Subject: Re: [talk] "I love Alberta Beef" Ascii art. References: <2003-06-13T01-55-41@bubble.markhill.me.uk> <3EE937BA.5090108@netscape.net> <2003-06-13T02-44-06@bubble.markhill.me.uk> <3EE94FEB.2070004@netscape.net> <2003-06-14T17-16-46@bubble.markhill.me.uk> <3EEB6EC6.6030401@netscape.net> <2003-06-15T02-06-52@bubble.markhill.me.uk> <3EEC04E5.8000904@netscape.net> <2003-06-15T13-20-50@bubble.markhill.me.uk> Reply-To: Faux_Pseudo@yahoo.comERCIAL X-PGP-Server: wwwkey.nl.pgp.net X-Why: are you reading this? X-PGP-KeyID: CF4DA06B Message-ID: User-Agent: slrn/0.9.7.4 (Linux) Lines: 28 Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 19:58:19 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 68.107.106.56 X-Complaints-To: abuse@cox.net X-Trace: fed1read01 1055793499 68.107.106.56 (Mon, 16 Jun 2003 15:58:19 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 15:58:19 EDT Organization: Cox Communications Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:23681 _.--- Aidan Karley spoke in alt.ascii-art --------._ > Personally, I find the double-space after a full stop irritating and > unnecessary, I find it absolutely mandatory. Not for grammar reasons. For scanning reasons. That double space leaves little doubt that there is a new sentence there. After years of having to pull scan books looking for something that I read in them 8 years ago I am often surprised that I can find the page I am looking for that has the exact quote I am looking for. After years of looking in books that I haven't read while scanning for information that I must have /now/ I find that the double space is a great boon in helping one find the old-thought-new-thought-boundary. Especially in old[0] texts where they were known for creating sentences that never ended. Those kinds of things can be very annoying to dyslexic people[1]. Scanning a few dozen pages at light speed while dyslexic is not the easiest of tasks. [0] pre 1930's and even more so for pre 1900 [1] like myself '---...____ Faux_Pseudo ________________...---~~~ -- ICQ=66618055 : http://asciipr0n.com/fp UPDATED=05/06 YIM=faux_pseudo : Rev: /mnt/quasi/kittie/misc/Get_Off.mp3 No one beneath : Now: arden/louder_than_love/05_-_Get_on_the_Snake.mp3 can offend you : Fwd: si/soundgarden/loudest_love/03_Come_Together.mp3