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On 09/18/2012 08:24 PM, Jeffrey L. Taylor wrote:
On the other hand, "A Manual of Style" by University of Chicago Press, another frequently used reference does not put spaces in these abbreviations. Given that this is not a scholarly publication of either persuasion, this nitpicking is perhaps too nit picky. IMHO, of course.
I thought nit picking, by definition, had to be, well, nit picking. My response was really meant in humor. I am stuck writing sales brochures, which can drive anyone over the edge. I needed a distraction. Mission accomplished. Or, as I would have said back in the days when I lived at home, "He started it!". And my brother usually did. Really. Humor. At least to me... But I did learn about thin spaces. Anyone know Stephen Fry's e-mail address? I would trust his opinion on all this. -- Roger Oberholtzer -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org