In a comment to When one should use spacing line \quad or \, Herbert claims that e.\,g.
is the canonical way to typeset spacing in abbreviations (this is not about spacing before or after abbreviations). I take this to be the claim that
after every
.
in an abbreviation that is not the end of it there should
be a\,
I've never noticed this technique before (I guess that what I've only seen before is simply to typeset "e.g." as e.g.
). Is this really the canonical way? What is the recommended way to handle spacing in abbreviations in LaTeX?
Here's an example to show the differences of e.g.
and e.\,g.
.
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
Some text, e.g.~some example.
Some text, e.\,g.~some example.
Some text, e.g.,~some example.
Some text, e.\,g.,~some example.
\end{document}
This gives the following output:
Best Answer
The short answer is that you should follow your publisher's style guide. The spacing in this case is a matter of style and the rules vary from publisher to publisher.
The Chicago Manual of Style is used by a number of publishers in the United States. The sixteenth edition recommends setting e.g. without the space. Here are a few entries that are relevant:
Robert Bringhurst's The Elements of Typographic Style has the following to say on the matter:
But remember that you should check with your publisher or find a commonly accepted style guide for your language/country to see how to handle it in your own situation.