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Sep 21, 2018 at 5:22 comment added Mari-Lou A There must be a typo in "I don't think British English uses the initials" it doesn't make sense otherwise (to me). Could you please clarify, maybe I'm misunderstanding something.
Oct 8, 2013 at 0:50 comment added Robusto @tchrist: Your beef is with the MLA and APA style guides then. When I've submitted manuscripts in the past I was instructed to use Courier monospaced font because that's how editors prefer to see it. See this answer by JSBangs for further information.
Oct 3, 2013 at 7:53 comment added Merk Truncations did not require spaces back when acronyms where spelled with periods; the ones that still have them (Ph.D., e.g., i.e.) still don't require spaces.
Feb 27, 2013 at 21:02 comment added tchrist The MLA link says nothing about spacing, and with all due respect, the monospaced APA examples look nasty: monospace is for typewriters, not for typesetting. Moreover, Bringhurst disagrees; see my answer. Having a “space versus no-space” distinction probably only makes sense on a typewriter; with typesetting, other considerations apply.
Feb 10, 2011 at 2:36 vote accept Kit
Feb 4, 2011 at 14:06 history answered Robusto CC BY-SA 2.5