Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Snit Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.system,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.cellular-phone-tech Subject: Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2017 17:12:11 -0700 Lines: 46 Message-ID: References: <110420171829495086%nospam@nospam.invalid> <230420171312236888%nospam@nospam.invalid> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net rMpGi1P7Ter1yZbiLPDyNApbCnCeHWWZkl25Mm9ZufgwPBfdvH Cancel-Lock: sha1:rmVlLL0ld9v+gtIU7Pltw1PrFVE= User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.36.0.130206 Thread-Topic: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Thread-Index: AdK8j2sUDzOyj1a8bEOt0mH0XCuYfw== Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.advocacy:410946 comp.sys.mac.system:105272 alt.comp.os.windows-10:40627 alt.cellular-phone-tech:1448 On 4/23/17, 5:09 PM, in article op.yy6apgj3js98qf@red.lan, "James Wilkinson Sword" wrote: > On Mon, 24 Apr 2017 01:07:13 +0100, Snit wrote: > >> On 4/23/17, 5:03 PM, in article op.yy6af5dyjs98qf@red.lan, "James Wilkinson >> Sword" wrote: >> >>> On Sun, 23 Apr 2017 18:12:23 +0100, nospam wrote: >>> >>>> In article , Snit >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> It took me a while to accept it, but I still cringe when I hear people >>>>> pronounce the "t" in "often". Used to be that was considered a no-no... >>>>> but >>>>> it is done so often it is now accepted. Same with only one space after a >>>>> period, I was taught two and had to adjust. >>>> >>>> it's two spaces with monospaced fonts, which was all that typewriters >>>> could do and why you were taught that (and still applies). >>>> >>>> with proportional fonts, one space is correct. >>> >>> Nope, still looks better with two. Best to have more space between >>> sentences >>> than after a comma. >> To each their own... but I disageee. Now. A couple years ago I would have >> agreed. > > I would love to know why you don't want more space between sentences. It > makes things much clearer. To me it does not really add any clarity... but it is just a personal preference. -- Personal attacks from those who troll show their own insecurity. They cannot use reason to show the message to be wrong so they try to feel somehow superior by attacking the messenger. They cling to their attacks and ignore the message time and time again.