just be consistant with it.
1.
fucking 1 AND DON'T YOU DARE USE 2.
I've only ever been aware that 2 was correct
I've never even heard of using 2.
I think 2 spaces allows each sentence to be quickly grasped...with 1 space, everything is cluttered.
That was an ellipsis, not a period.
I was taught to use 2 spaces, but I use 1 since I'm such a Rebel. Take that society.
When an ellipsis is used to omit a section from a quote, no space is needed. But when it is used to indicate a pause, it requires a space.
That's how I've always done it, anyway. I'm probably completely wrong.
I've never even heard of using 2.
This. Who the hell puts two spaces after a period?
Always used 1 up here in Canada. 1 for the win, eh?
I've never even heard of using 2.
This. Who the hell puts two spaces after a period?
Yeah, these. I have never heard of using two space in my life.
Always used 1 up here in Canada. 1 for the win, eh?
But you also say "zed", and have two official languages, so I don't really put much stock in Canadians opinions on English :)
"Zee" was a creation on the American dialect of English as far as I know.
I've always used two, since that's how I was learned.
Actually, you're the guys doing it wrong. :PAlways used 1 up here in Canada. 1 for the win, eh?
But you also say "zed", and have two official languages, so I don't really put much stock in Canadians opinions on English :)
:neverusethis:I've always used two, since that's how I was learned.
Well now.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 2000TH POST THE KING IN CRIMSON!!!
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 2000TH POST THE KING IN CRIMSON!!!
This is the first I've heard of two spaces. Sounds like some high school essay padding trick to me. Why waste two spaces? I just don't understand....
I just don't understand.
Haven't read the thread, but the correct answer is one. Two is correct for old fucks like lonestar who are so fucking old they learned on a typewriter and are too stubborn to change. Glad I could be of assistance.
I've never heard of two spaces ever. One space ftw.
Haven't read the thread, but the correct answer is one. Two was correct for a type writer because every letter was the same width, so it looked better to have two spaces after a period. Now, with computers, letters are individualized, so we don't have to worry about unnecessary spaces after periods. Glad I could be of assistance.This is probably right. When I was in school, typewriters were still used, so I learned 2 spaces. I have always stuck with it, because I find it pleasing to the eye. It sets off each sentence as its own separate unit which can be easily digested when reading quickly. For me, one space gives the appearance of clutteredness.
I've never even heard of using 2.
This. Who the hell puts two spaces after a period?
Yeah, these. I have never heard of using two space in my life.
Agreed.Haven't read the thread, but the correct answer is one. Two was correct for a type writer because every letter was the same width, so it looked better to have two spaces after a period. Now, with computers, letters are individualized, so we don't have to worry about unnecessary spaces after periods. Glad I could be of assistance.This is probably right. When I was in school, typewriters were still used, so I learned 2 spaces. I have always stuck with it, because I find it pleasing to the eye. It sets off each sentence as its own separate unit which can be easily digested when reading quickly. For me, one space gives the appearance of clutteredness.
Actually, you're the guys doing it wrong. :P
But you also say "zed", and have two official languages, so I don't really put much stock in Canadians opinions on English :)
Also, like black_floyd, never heard 2 spaces ever.
Wow, I've never heard of one space being acceptable. I wonder if it has to do with age. If Cole's theory is correct, that'd make sense. And reading through this here post, it appears that I instinctively do it with commas, as well.Yeah, it seems that you do. I'd never noticed it before but going through your older post you've always done that. Weird.
Haven't read the thread, but the correct answer is one. Two was correct for a type writer because every letter was the same width, so it looked better to have two spaces after a period. Now, with computers, letters are individualized, so we don't have to worry about unnecessary spaces after periods. Glad I could be of assistance.This is probably right. When I was in school, typewriters were still used, so I learned 2 spaces. I have always stuck with it, because I find it pleasing to the eye. It sets off each sentence as its own separate unit which can be easily digested when reading quickly. For me, one space gives the appearance of clutteredness.
That was an ellipsis, not a period.
Still grammatically incorrect, of course. Just clarifying.
It's funny, I never even noticed that people used 2 spaces. But now I can't unsee it.
When I was young, it was two spaces. After I got married, I tried to get as much space as possible after each period.
What does bacon have to do with periods ? Aside from being served with eggs ?
When I was young, it was two spaces. After I got married, I tried to get as much space as possible after each period.Holy shit :rollin :rollin :rollin
It's always been two for me.This.
When I was young, it was two spaces. After I got married, I tried to get as much space as possible after each period.:lol Too bad it never works.
MLA used to say 2, and that's what I always followed. It has since changed to 1, so that's what I currently use.I believe this is correct, which would be why it was ingrained in me to use 2. MLA was my Bible in undergrad. Now I have to use 2; it's like a part of me. It really bothers me to just see 1. Hell, I use 2 spaces when I text. LOL.
God dammit. Now every time you people post I'll be noticing the double space after your periods. :lol
:lolGod dammit. Now every time you people post I'll be noticing the double space after your periods. :lol
fix'd
It's always been two for me.I've always used two by habit as well, but it seems that may not be the rule of thumb any more. (https://desktoppub.about.com/cs/typespacing/a/onetwospaces.htm)
It was two back in the old typewriter days. Now word processing programs automatically make a space after a period longer. One is the only correct answer. Two looks far too wide these days.
I actually just like to use a lot of ellipses... it really gives that sense of "pause".... you know..? Much better than a single period...those just don't cut it for me...
god bles....
The semicolon is not dead! I (ab)use them regularly in an academic setting.I actually just like to use a lot of ellipses... it really gives that sense of "pause".... you know..? Much better than a single period...those just don't cut it for me...
god bles....
Ellipses are nice to use sometimes, often times in place of a semicolon (which it seems like no one but me uses anymore) or a colon.
Every modern typographer agrees on the one-space rule. It's one of the canonical rules of the profession, in the same way that waiters know that the salad fork goes to the left of the dinner fork and fashion designers know to put men's shirt buttons on the right and women's on the left. Every major style guide—including the Modern Language Association Style Manual and the Chicago Manual of Style—prescribes a single space after a period. (The Publications Manual of the American Psychological Association, used widely in the social sciences, allows for two spaces in draft manuscripts but recommends one space in published work.) Most ordinary people would know the one-space rule, too, if it weren't for a quirk of history. In the middle of the last century, a now-outmoded technology—the manual typewriter—invaded the American workplace. To accommodate that machine's shortcomings, everyone began to type wrong. And even though we no longer use typewriters, we all still type like we do. (Also see the persistence of the dreaded Caps Lock key.)
Two Spaces After a Period: Why You Should Never, Ever Do it.
https://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2011/01/space_invaders.htmlQuoteEvery modern typographer agrees on the one-space rule. It's one of the canonical rules of the profession, in the same way that waiters know that the salad fork goes to the left of the dinner fork and fashion designers know to put men's shirt buttons on the right and women's on the left. Every major style guide—including the Modern Language Association Style Manual and the Chicago Manual of Style—prescribes a single space after a period. (The Publications Manual of the American Psychological Association, used widely in the social sciences, allows for two spaces in draft manuscripts but recommends one space in published work.) Most ordinary people would know the one-space rule, too, if it weren't for a quirk of history. In the middle of the last century, a now-outmoded technology—the manual typewriter—invaded the American workplace. To accommodate that machine's shortcomings, everyone began to type wrong. And even though we no longer use typewriters, we all still type like we do. (Also see the persistence of the dreaded Caps Lock key.)
fashion designers know to put men's shirt buttons on the right and women's on the left
In his defense, he does go on to say:Two Spaces After a Period: Why You Should Never, Ever Do it.
https://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2011/01/space_invaders.htmlQuoteEvery modern typographer agrees on the one-space rule. It's one of the canonical rules of the profession, in the same way that waiters know that the salad fork goes to the left of the dinner fork and fashion designers know to put men's shirt buttons on the right and women's on the left. Every major style guide—including the Modern Language Association Style Manual and the Chicago Manual of Style—prescribes a single space after a period. (The Publications Manual of the American Psychological Association, used widely in the social sciences, allows for two spaces in draft manuscripts but recommends one space in published work.) Most ordinary people would know the one-space rule, too, if it weren't for a quirk of history. In the middle of the last century, a now-outmoded technology—the manual typewriter—invaded the American workplace. To accommodate that machine's shortcomings, everyone began to type wrong. And even though we no longer use typewriters, we all still type like we do. (Also see the persistence of the dreaded Caps Lock key.)
Whomever wrote that seems to be more interested in perpetuating arbitrary pretenses than pursuing sensible utilization of things in general. It doesn't matter at all for even one second what side of your shirt the buttons are on as long as you like the shirt. If you're worried about accidentally wearing a shirt that was designed for the opposite gender then what's it really matter anyway if the shirt was seemingly unisex enough to not look emphatically out of character for one's typical style in the first place? Additionally, to be concerned with the placement of two utensils that are less than an inch from each other borders on OCD. After reading that drivel I now have zero concern about how many spaces someone chooses to use after a period.
Also, I direct all of this annoyance at the writer and not you lordxizor :)
Is this arbitrary? Sure it is.
It is Slate, after all.Two Spaces After a Period: Why You Should Never, Ever Do it.Whomever wrote that seems to be more interested in perpetuating arbitrary pretenses than pursuing sensible utilization of things in general.
https://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2011/01/space_invaders.html
I agree that he goes a bit over the top and that in the end it doesn't really matter, but one space does look a lot better.
Now word processing programs automatically make a space after a period longer.LibreOffice doesn't. I measured it.:P
I have no idea who/what Slate is, but I'm not impressed.I used to think Slate was cool, they were an early web-based magazine. They try to be edgy by being combative and often taking atypical stances, but after awhile it wears thin and you realize they're just your typical loud mouthed internet denizens with a bigger profile.
I measured it.:P
The semicolon is not dead! I (ab)use them regularly in an academic setting.I actually just like to use a lot of ellipses... it really gives that sense of "pause".... you know..? Much better than a single period...those just don't cut it for me...
god bles....
Ellipses are nice to use sometimes, often times in place of a semicolon (which it seems like no one but me uses anymore) or a colon.
Thanks to this thread, I now know that 1 space is used at all and is actually encouraged. Fuck that.
My AP Language teacher says he always uses 2 spaces. I use 1.
Thanks to this thread, I now know that 1 space is used at all and is actually encouraged. Fuck that.
I actually just like to use a lot of ellipses... it really gives that sense of "pause".... you know..? Much better than a single period...those just don't cut it for me...
god bles....
Thanks to this thread, I'm now painfully aware of the fact some people are actually using two spaces after a period. And I'm going to silently resent you all for it.
Or just forget all about it in a week. Whatever.
He's out of control. He cannot be reasoned with. Somebody has to stop him.
I've never heard of two spaces ever. One space ftw.
I never realized until this thread that anyone used two spaces, or that at any point it was ever a rule.This right here. You two space people are weird.
@OP I'm sure were less confused before you asked the question :lol
Silly?Nonsense.Think about the number 5.5, it is half of 10.
Why the hell has this thread gotten to 5 pages when a consensus was made by the 2nd?
Why the hell has this thread gotten to 5 pages when a consensus was made by the 2nd?
Shits and giggles man, shits and giggles.
I do not agree. Who here agrees with me?
I do not agree. Who here agrees with me?