Comments on: Faulty Subordination, Rambling Sentences, and Faulty Parallelism http://www.bloggingtips.com/2009/07/02/faulty-subordination-rambling-sentences-and-faulty-parallelism/ Blog Themes, Blog Design & Daily Blog Tips Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:16:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Patti Stafford http://www.bloggingtips.com/2009/07/02/faulty-subordination-rambling-sentences-and-faulty-parallelism/#comment-327444 Patti Stafford Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:11:09 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=8086#comment-327444 @ Rock - Thanks for your comment. I honestly don't remember the term parallelism from school, but that was many moons ago. It's only been in my "known" vocabulary a few short years. As for double spacing after a period, that's how I learned and is still an acceptable format that most editors want to see. I have noticed that those guidelines are changing, so if you send in a manuscript it's best to check the publishers guidelines. I did search for the proper format (after reading your comment) and found as many writers saying use two spaces as I did those saying to use one space following a period. It wasn't that long ago that all were preaching two spaces after a period. Gotta love the Internet for mixed information. @ Rock – Thanks for your comment. I honestly don't remember the term parallelism from school, but that was many moons ago. It's only been in my "known" vocabulary a few short years.

As for double spacing after a period, that's how I learned and is still an acceptable format that most editors want to see. I have noticed that those guidelines are changing, so if you send in a manuscript it's best to check the publishers guidelines.

I did search for the proper format (after reading your comment) and found as many writers saying use two spaces as I did those saying to use one space following a period.

It wasn't that long ago that all were preaching two spaces after a period.

Gotta love the Internet for mixed information.

]]> By: Rock Langston http://www.bloggingtips.com/2009/07/02/faulty-subordination-rambling-sentences-and-faulty-parallelism/#comment-327441 Rock Langston Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:52:27 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=8086#comment-327441 Parallelism is a lost concept. Thanks for speaking its name in public once again. That one attention to detail improves any piece of writing. Now, on to the topic of setting type on a computer: Only one space following a period, please. The font automatically sets spacing, so that old carryover from monospaced typing can be left behind. Combine these two tips and enjoy the results! Parallelism is a lost concept. Thanks for speaking its name in public once again. That one attention to detail improves any piece of writing.

Now, on to the topic of setting type on a computer: Only one space following a period, please. The font automatically sets spacing, so that old carryover from monospaced typing can be left behind.

Combine these two tips and enjoy the results!

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