tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928576431394349142.post6099921987763814071..comments2023-11-25T00:32:09.378-08:00Comments on The WordWise Blog: Details Matter. Period.Steven Hutsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17811098189596427346noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928576431394349142.post-34939488019274215912014-02-28T05:52:40.679-08:002014-02-28T05:52:40.679-08:00Something like that , yes.Something like that , yes.Steven Hutsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17811098189596427346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928576431394349142.post-23289105706214322362014-02-28T04:33:28.248-08:002014-02-28T04:33:28.248-08:00Your point, Steve, is that double spaces are signa...Your point, Steve, is that double spaces are signals to the editor of hundreds, maybe thousands, of other little details that the person got wrong. And since "he who is faithful in the little things will be faithful in the bigger things," editors are not surprised to find that such material that fails in details also fails in larger problems, such as wordiness, pointlessness, errors of fact, leaps in logic, and so on.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12555091026257547492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928576431394349142.post-25815806231083463782014-02-27T19:48:38.779-08:002014-02-27T19:48:38.779-08:00YIKES. I sent in an article today. Now that you me...YIKES. I sent in an article today. Now that you mentioned it I forgot to auto-replace Two spaces for one space. Yep, I am old enough that was still normal when I learned to type too. But at least I will replace them before I mail it. . . . When I remember. Awfully good chance that article will get nixed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928576431394349142.post-867574506925388292014-02-27T10:55:22.800-08:002014-02-27T10:55:22.800-08:00I'm editing novel #23...frequently wonder how ...I'm editing novel #23...frequently wonder how many things I haven't gleaned from the CMOS yet. I love it when I find simple typos, like poteet instead of petite. <br /><br />I should cozy up with CMOS every night. Ahem. Author R. Mac Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679108828353499313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928576431394349142.post-50070866746333163802014-02-27T10:01:22.543-08:002014-02-27T10:01:22.543-08:00I was just having this conversation with my family...I was just having this conversation with my family the other day at dinner. They decided that since they aren't in the writing field, they'll stick with the two spaces. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com