Two spaces after a period.... and then two spaces. and then a Capitol letter and then the next sentence.
2 spaces after a period is proper english structure for written documents.
1 spaces after a period in HTML is standard, as two spaces together don't register on a webpage, so why waste time hitting space twice? Some HTML progs automatically put that &nbsp thing in there, though.
Edit: All your teachers are on crack... I looked this up in my technical, journalism and essay writing book!
1 spaces after a period in HTML is standard, as two spaces together don't register on a webpage, so why waste time hitting space twice? Some HTML progs automatically put that &nbsp thing in there, though.
Edit: All your teachers are on crack... I looked this up in my technical, journalism and essay writing book!
Yup, I had to go to college to learn there were two spaces after a sentence ending period. But I learned it from my buddy not an instructor. Don't think I ever typed a report or paper till I got to college. Heck, I hired someone most of the time to type my papers. I can't even remember seeing a single student with their own puter back in 1979. When did the PC come into existance for the masses?
2 after the period, including exclamation mark and question mark as they denote the end of the sentence. 1 space after everything else.
I once had a gf who double-spaced before a period. She would return to reason in time for my next sentence.
the funny thing is that these here forums do not allow for extra spaces...
MLA style is one space, as is with modern writing styles. some still do 2, it depends on how it looks really. i use one. it really is a matter of preference and style.
and the opening of a paragraph is done with a tab or 5 spaces.
MLA style is one space, as is with modern writing styles. some still do 2, it depends on how it looks really. i use one. it really is a matter of preference and style.
and the opening of a paragraph is done with a tab or 5 spaces.
HTML is designed to shrink multiple spaces down to only one. I have no idea why.
You just go your merry way and wait until you get into serious writing, like your master's thesis. Don't be surprised when your instructor turns your paper back with a really low grade on one of the best thesis papers in the class just because someone didn't understand the asthetics of fonts and basic principles of writing.
Oops... sorry. Happy now Viper??
You just go your merry way and wait until you get into serious writing, like your master's thesis. Don't be surprised when your instructor turns your paper back with a really low grade on one of the best thesis papers in the class just because someone didn't understand the asthetics of fonts and basic principles of writing.
Oops...
sorry. Happy now Viper?? Both are correct IMHO. The teacher that said 2 is correct, before the advent of computers with variable width characters all characters were the same width. Putting 2 spaces after a sentence made it easier to tell when the senetence ended.
The teacher that says 1 space for web design is correct because all white space is reduced to 1 character. White space includes space, formfeed, newline, carriage return, tab and vertical tab. By only using one space instead of two you have reduced the amount of information that needs to be transmitted and the result is the same. The reduction in characters transmitted may not make any difference to people with fast Internet access but to people who have slow access it does. Also if you are the one paying to transmit the data you would prefer to pay for less than more. Since the result is the same on the web I would suggest less is better.
The teacher that says 1 space for web design is correct because all white space is reduced to 1 character. White space includes space, formfeed, newline, carriage return, tab and vertical tab. By only using one space instead of two you have reduced the amount of information that needs to be transmitted and the result is the same. The reduction in characters transmitted may not make any difference to people with fast Internet access but to people who have slow access it does. Also if you are the one paying to transmit the data you would prefer to pay for less than more. Since the result is the same on the web I would suggest less is better.
I've written quite a few college research papers and have always used one space after the period. My guess is that it all really depends on your teacher. Some will have grown up around the 2 space rule and will be anally retentive in that aspect. Others will not really care. Others still will be used to the 1 space rule and will nail you for anything else. Also it depends on if you're writing for MLA correctness, APA correctness, or for some other form of grammatical rules. I personally don't see how any teacher could justify failing a student's paper simply because of the number of spaces after a sentence-ending punctuation mark. That just doesn't make good sense
And as for one of the posts above: yes, the semi-colon is one of the l33t3st little nifty doo-dads in the english language. After getting nailed for comma splicing throughout high school I definately came to fall in love with the semi-colon And yes, that last sentence contained a passive statement...too fricken bad.
And as for one of the posts above: yes, the semi-colon is one of the l33t3st little nifty doo-dads in the english language. After getting nailed for comma splicing throughout high school I definately came to fall in love with the semi-colon
And yes, that last sentence contained a passive statement...too fricken bad.Oh, and you technically can have a correct sentence that contains a "...."
Essentially it's an ellipsis and an extra period (before the ...), and is used when omitting the last part of a quoted sentence Damn I have too much free time.
Essentially it's an ellipsis and an extra period (before the ...), and is used when omitting the last part of a quoted sentence
Damn I have too much free time.
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When using modern word processors, one period is the correct format. Back when all we had were typewriters with a fixed-width Courier-type font, the use of two spaces was the accepted standard.
Anyone who tells you two spaces always and forever has been brainwashed by their teachers, many of whom are still mentally living in the 60s.
Of course, the bottom line is that you should do whatever your teacher tells you to do for that particular class
Anyone who tells you two spaces always and forever has been brainwashed by their teachers, many of whom are still mentally living in the 60s.
Of course, the bottom line is that you should do whatever your teacher tells you to do for that particular class
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