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Re: End-of-sentence spacing


From: Damian McGuckin
Subject: Re: End-of-sentence spacing
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2021 14:13:36 +1100 (AEDT)
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On Thu, 7 Jan 2021, John A. wrote:

 Make lines short, and break lines at natural places, such as after
 commas and semicolons, rather than randomly.

I've been an avid sentence-line-breaker before, but I've now started to apply Kernigan's method, and it is very liberating, and much easier to edit.

I was taught that approach in the late 70s and have been educating others (who work for/with me) along these lines ever since.

It really is excellent advice.

Stay safe - Damian

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