Questions about the use of whitespace characters
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Is it okay to omit the space after a comma in square bracket references, e.g. “[45,46,47,64]” in a research paper
Should you still apply the rule that there is a space after the comma, or is it an accepted practice to omit the space in this case?
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Usage and spelling of “wordlength” and “bitbreadth”
As far as I know, these are the meanings:
wordlength — for instance, 4 bytes when the bitbreadth is 32 and 8 bytes when the bitbreadth is 64.
bitbreadth — for example, 32 or 64 or 4 bits for a ...
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Does the word “raytracer” exist?
If not, is it well readable anyway?
"Ray tracer" seems to be used more frequently but this is not my question.
An example sentence could be:
A raytracer is a computer program that uses an ...
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“Home page” or “homepage”? [closed]
Is there a convention for the spelling of the name of the main page of a website? Should it be home page, with a space between the two words; or homepage, all one word?
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Asymmetric spacing of dashes in interpolated phrases
I have come across a dash-spacing style that I haven't seen anywhere else, and I'm wondering where it may come from. The person who writes in this style asserts that he has learnt it in school in the ...
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Should thin spaces be used between numerals and units
After starting to use the siunitx package for typesetting units (and the numerals before the units) in LaTeX, I noticed that it typesets a single space between a numeral and a unit (a space that is ...
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When do you leave a space in a paragraph and when do you not?
I am not fully sure if this is the right place for this question but I am guessing has something to do with structure and usage so hopefully it is alright here. Apologies if not.
I am getting ...
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“Hostname” or “host name”?
When we are talking about computers, I see both hostname and host name being used. Which is more proper? Should I put the space in there?
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The usage of en dash between two complete dates
Is it necessary to put a space before and after the symbol en dash (–) put between two complete dates?
Example:
January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2014
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Hyphenation and capitalization of “Great-Uncle” when signing books to my nephew's son
When great-uncle is used as a common noun, the hyphen and lack of caps make sense. However, when I sign a book to my nephew, is it Great-Uncle Don, Great-uncle Don, or perhaps Great Uncle Don?
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“Leader board” vs. “leaderboard”
Is there a preferred spelling for the word "leaderboard"? Should it be one word or two? It would seem that both are correct, but is either preferred?
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“Nowadays” versus “now days” [closed]
Recently, I was auto-corrected by a word processor when I typed in "now days" to "nowadays." Why did it do this to me? "Nowadays" looks and sounds silly, incorrect, and made-up to me.
Which version ...
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Difference between “fallback” and “fall back”? [closed]
I am struggling to understand when to use fallback and when fall back (with a space).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallback
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_back_and_forward
Basically I have to ...
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What is the verb for removing spaces from a sentence?
What is the verb for removing spaces from a sentence?
Is it de-space?
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Why is “wavelength” one word when “wave height” isn't?
As another example, wave speed is two words. But wavelength is only one word.
What is the reason for this? In Swedish and other contructs, both words are only one word:
våglängd (wavelength)
våghöjd ...
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How do I correctly write distance? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When is it appropriate to use non-breaking spaces?
If I am writing "I ran X distance", should I leave a space between the value and abbreviated distance, or is it more ...
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“Troubleshooting”, “trouble-shooting”, or “trouble shooting”? [duplicate]
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When is it necessary to use a hyphen in writing a compound word?
To hyphenate or not?
Which versions are correct, "troubleshooting", "trouble-shooting", or "trouble ...
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“E.g.” or “e. g.” (with a blank)?
What is the correct form, and why, in scientific papers (US English)?
e.g.
e. g.
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“An other” vs “another”
I just edited this answer on unix.sx. The original sentence was
But it won't transform it to an other format.
I changed this to
But it won't transform it to another format.
The second form ...
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Spaces after periods in abbreviations
Should I put spaces after periods in the following examples?
A.B. Buffington (between the initials)
Vol.2, No.6, pp.195-200
I see people missing spaces in their academic writing all the time and I ...
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“Real time”, “real-time” or “realtime”
Which of real time, real-time and realtime is correct when you are talking about seeing something as it happens?
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Is it ever appropriate to use a space before and after an ampersand?
A colleague and I have a difference of opinion. I believe our department should be abbreviated as "L&D." She believes it should be "L & D," which just looks silly to me. I never see spaces ...
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Is “webdesigner” a word?
I am a uh, designer of websites, and I would like to use the phrase for my profession correctly. Unfortunately, webdesigner is flagged by Google Chrome's spellchecker as a misspelling, and web ...
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When is it appropriate to use non-breaking spaces?
I started using non-breaking spaces between a number and a unit of measure (10_ft), and within a name (Dr._John_Smith). I like the "look" of using non-breaking spaces to prevent titles from wrapping, ...
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What is the difference between “alright” and “all right”? [duplicate]
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Is it “alright” or “allright”?
What is the difference between alright and all right?
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Which is correct: “of course” or “ofcourse”?
I have been using the term ofcourse ever since kindergarten.
However, I recently stumbled upon a site that claims of course is how the term is correctly used and not ofcourse.
I would like to seek ...
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Is it “alright” or “allright”?
In practice I find both spellings being used. From a logical point of view, "allright" (as in: "all's right — everything is fine") seems correct. However, I recall hearing that "alright" is the ...
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Appropriateness of two spaces inbetween words [duplicate]
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How many spaces should come after a period/full stop?
I understand the justification for reverting to a single-space system (computers aren't typewriters), but is it ...
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Should there be a space between name initials?
In writing authors' initials in research papers (either in the author by-line or the bibliography), should there be a space between intials?
R.P. Feynman
R. P. Feynman
What's the preferred way ...
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Does one use spacing before and after a / slash in a sentence? [duplicate]
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Should I write “comma/period” or “comma / period”?
I'm trying to figure out what the correct spacing is for using a slash in a sentence.
For example the question: "How ...
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Which is correct: “Filename”, “File Name” or “FileName”?
Which is correct: "Filename", "File Name" or "FileName"?
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Is it ever correct to have a space before a question or exclamation mark?
In written English (mainly online) I often come across sentences ending with a question or an exclamation mark with a space before it. Is it always just an error or a typo? Or there are cases when it ...
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“Time zone” vs. “Timezone”
My spell checker shows that both "time zone" and "timezone" are correctly spelled. Which one of these is the correct one to use?
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Should there be a space before a percent sign?
Should there be a space before a percent sign or not?
Should you write 20% or 20 %?
I'm not sure if there is any consensus about this or not. Is one way more common than the other?
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How many spaces should come after a period/full stop?
In the past — or at least, when I was in elementary school — periods/full stops were followed by two spaces. Lately, it's become more and more common to see just one space. In the modern ...
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Should I write “comma/period” or “comma / period”?
I usually put a space before, and after / when indicating alternatives, such as in the following sentence.
We review a module / theme per user.
Is it correct, or should I re-write the sentence ...
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“Login” or “log in”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“log in to” or “log into” or “login to”
Is there accepted terminology for the process of logging in?
As a verb, would you say "Go to ...
