John Hawkinson <jhawk@MIT.EDU> writes:
> [nt]roff would be a pretty laughable document preparation system if
> you had to have a newline after every sentence. Can you honestly
> imagine writing a paper or report that way?

Some of the oldest memories around (like kre's) say this is the
correct style. I also find it a bit awkward, but it appears to be what
has been settled on.

Perry