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the spaces are back!

I updated some things on the blog software last night and was thrilled to see that the spaces are back after punctuation! I don’t know if it had been bothering you, but it had certainly been bothering me. I just had no idea what to do about it. I figured it was a software problem and that at some point an update would fix it. And it did!

For someone who can be just a little bit fanatical about text looking right, it was not the easiest thing to live with, but a little patience and all is well. I don’t know if you’d noticed – probably you hadn’t – but I had been training myself to use as few commas as possible, because,they,always,had,no,space,after,them. See, it doesn’t look very nice, does it?

Can you tell I have nothing much to say at the moment? I have been getting stuck into working on the book itself, as opposed to working on the embroideries for the book. I am so incredibly relieved to have the tablecloth finished. I hadn’t realised quite what a weight it was around my neck!

On the other hand, as I haven’t started the next embroidery yet (or even designed it – I’m mulling some things over) I’m feeling a little lost not having any embroidery to pick up when I have a few minutes to spare. Maybe I’ll have to start the next one very soon…

October 19th, 2011 | Category: embroidery musings, writing books

2 comments to the spaces are back!

  • Elmsley Rose
    October 20, 2011 at 7:57 am

    I’m a shocking over-comma’er myself. I put them where you’d pause for breath when speaking, or to emphasize a clause. I’m quite sure that’s NOT what I was taught in school!

  • yvette
    October 20, 2011 at 7:59 am

    I’d say I’m about the same! Perhaps de-comma-ing wasn’t a bad process for me to go through. Though I am sure I’ll revert!

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