Comments for Your Writing Dept Blog http://www.yourwritingdept.com/blog Creating quality user documentation and putting the "M" in RTFM. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:21:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 Comment on Resumes that separate you from the rest of the crowd by The quest to make money through writing | Inksnatcher http://www.yourwritingdept.com/blog/?p=687&cpage=1#comment-5447 The quest to make money through writing | Inksnatcher Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:12:59 +0000 http://www.yourwritingdept.com/blog/?p=687#comment-5447 [...] others that came their way, but one that wouldn’t be so artsy-fartsy that they’d throw it away. I found this site. I’ve written stellar resumes for clients that have gotten them fabulous jobs, but I wanted to be [...] [...] others that came their way, but one that wouldn’t be so artsy-fartsy that they’d throw it away. I found this site. I’ve written stellar resumes for clients that have gotten them fabulous jobs, but I wanted to be [...]

]]> Comment on How many spaces after a period? One or two? by Gary A. Johnson http://www.yourwritingdept.com/blog/?p=308&cpage=1#comment-4889 Gary A. Johnson Sat, 24 Apr 2010 14:40:26 +0000 http://www.yourwritingdept.com/blog/?p=308#comment-4889 The question of one or two spaces is settled because we receive most of our typed input through web pages. With HTML, the language used to present web pages, any number of spaces is presented as a single space. Spaces can be forced with code, but this is not a normal situation. When is indenting the first of a paragraph going to be discussed? I believe this practice will stop. In fact this practice has already faded because of the presentation of web pages does not naturally lend itself to this indentation. On the question of roll of toilet paper you have selected the road less traveled and probably outlawed in several countries. The question of one or two spaces is settled because we receive most of our typed input through web pages. With HTML, the language used to present web pages, any number of spaces is presented as a single space. Spaces can be forced with code, but this is not a normal situation.

When is indenting the first of a paragraph going to be discussed? I believe this practice will stop. In fact this practice has already faded because of the presentation of web pages does not naturally lend itself to this indentation.

On the question of roll of toilet paper you have selected the road less traveled and probably outlawed in several countries.

]]> Comment on How many spaces after a period? One or two? by JT Long http://www.yourwritingdept.com/blog/?p=308&cpage=1#comment-4867 JT Long Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:20:19 +0000 http://www.yourwritingdept.com/blog/?p=308#comment-4867 I think consistency is the key - in spaces and TP. I think consistency is the key - in spaces and TP.

]]> Comment on Web site, web site or website? A quick poll. by Christine Allen http://www.yourwritingdept.com/blog/?p=913&cpage=1#comment-3689 Christine Allen Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:49:34 +0000 http://www.yourwritingdept.com/blog/?p=913#comment-3689 website website

]]> Comment on Web site, web site or website? A quick poll. by Brian Dunkin http://www.yourwritingdept.com/blog/?p=913&cpage=1#comment-3461 Brian Dunkin Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:32:57 +0000 http://www.yourwritingdept.com/blog/?p=913#comment-3461 The Web is the World Wide Web. It's a proper noun so you should use capital W. So a site on the Web is a Web site. The Web is the World Wide Web. It’s a proper noun so you should use capital W.
So a site on the Web is a Web site.

]]> Comment on Web site, web site or website? A quick poll. by A. Williams http://www.yourwritingdept.com/blog/?p=913&cpage=1#comment-3232 A. Williams Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:33:35 +0000 http://www.yourwritingdept.com/blog/?p=913#comment-3232 "website". At the gut level it just feels right (and I've been creating websites since the WWW began). “website”. At the gut level it just feels right (and I’ve been creating websites since the WWW began).

]]> Comment on Web site, web site or website? A quick poll. by Larry Kunz http://www.yourwritingdept.com/blog/?p=913&cpage=1#comment-3224 Larry Kunz Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:49:42 +0000 http://www.yourwritingdept.com/blog/?p=913#comment-3224 Here's another vote for "website." I don't like to capitalize web because, well, the web already has too high an opinion of itself. Why encourage it? ;-) Here’s another vote for “website.” I don’t like to capitalize web because, well, the web already has too high an opinion of itself. Why encourage it? ;-)

]]> Comment on Web site, web site or website? A quick poll. by Mark Rosenberg http://www.yourwritingdept.com/blog/?p=913&cpage=1#comment-3199 Mark Rosenberg Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:49:20 +0000 http://www.yourwritingdept.com/blog/?p=913#comment-3199 My vote goes to "website". A web site is some forgotten corner where spiders do their thing. My vote goes to “website”. A web site is some forgotten corner where spiders do their thing.

]]> Comment on Web site, web site or website? A quick poll. by John Vizcarra http://www.yourwritingdept.com/blog/?p=913&cpage=1#comment-3188 John Vizcarra Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:24:00 +0000 http://www.yourwritingdept.com/blog/?p=913#comment-3188 I prefer "website" to the others. I use the same compound convention when talking about "microsites" as well. I prefer “website” to the others. I use the same compound convention when talking about “microsites” as well.

]]> Comment on How many spaces after a period? One or two? by John Woolington http://www.yourwritingdept.com/blog/?p=308&cpage=1#comment-3164 John Woolington Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:42:05 +0000 http://www.yourwritingdept.com/blog/?p=308#comment-3164 One of my all time favorite books is "The Mac Is Not A Typewriter" by Robin Williams. She explains the rationale behind single spaces, along with many other common sense rules for punctuation and font usage. I have loaned it to several secretaries - they each loved the book. I just wish I could remember who I loaned it to last.... One of my all time favorite books is “The Mac Is Not A Typewriter” by Robin Williams. She explains the rationale behind single spaces, along with many other common sense rules for punctuation and font usage. I have loaned it to several secretaries - they each loved the book. I just wish I could remember who I loaned it to last….

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