Tag: Farhad Manjoo

  • Why I needed to adopt the single space rule

    Why I needed to adopt the single space rule

    It’s time. I didn’t want to do it. My ego was bruised. My sense of right and wrong convinced I was right. And yet… It’s time. I am officially an advocate of the single space rule. What’s the single space rule? you ask. This is the use of a single space after punctuation at the…

  • Ranting Grammarians

    I really like Lynne Truss. Her book Eats, Shoots & Leaves is one of my favorite books ever. I’d like to think that would be so even if I hadn’t majored in English. The book itself is one big rant on behalf of better grammar. She is militant, persuasive, and funny. And that seems to…