POLL: period space or period space space?

[SunnyD]

When my wife has her period, I tend to give her as much space as she needs.

 

[amdhunter]

I don't space at all.Because I learned to type on AOL.Word to ya mothers.

 

[Geocentricity]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

It is natural to period space space

no it isn't

QFT. What lazy generation is this person from? I learned how to type in elemtary school back in the 90s and even then the rule is period space.

 

[Cattlegod]

Originally posted by: Geocentricity

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

It is natural to period space space

no it isn't

QFT. What lazy generation is this person from? I learned how to type in elemtary school back in the 90s and even then the rule is period space.

how is doing more work (i.e. more spaces) more lazy than 1 space

 

[newParadigm]

Originally posted by: Geocentricity

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

It is natural to period space space

no it isn't

QFT. What lazy generation is this person from? I learned how to type in elemtary school back in the 90s and even then the rule is period space.

Sorry bro, as others have said, the computer adjusts the space after a sentence-ending-period for us now. To dbl space just makes it look fvcking retarded.

 

[Al Neri]

Originally posted by: Cattlegod

Originally posted by: Geocentricity

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

It is natural to period space space

no it isn't

QFT. What lazy generation is this person from? I learned how to type in elemtary school back in the 90s and even then the rule is period space.

how is doing more work (i.e. more spaces) more lazy than 1 space

I learned that being lazy is doing less work (i.e. one space), but I learned that in elementry school back in the 80s

 

[SmoochyTX]

Period space space

 

[Al Neri]

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX
Period space space

yeah, that's what the polls agree with.

 

[mcvickj]

I was taught to use two spaces after a period. Such a habit now that I don't know if I could stop.

 

[Kelnoen]

Someone already nailed it.

double space is for typed letter, single is for most computer related uses.

 

[lokiju]

I was taught ._ _ in school but only use one.

 

[sash1]

i learned two spaces way back in the day. i don't know anyone who uses two spaces anymore. i just think it looks bad, and i've gotten so used to just using one space.

i can't believe the poll, do that many people actually double space after a period still? because no one is doing it in this thread.

 

[Thraxen]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: eits
it's always ._ _, unless it's an abbreviation.

._ _ looks MUCH nicer and cleaner. it's way easier to read.

bad schools teach ._ whereas good schools teach ._ _

wrong.

The poll disagrees with you. I was always taught to use a double space after the end of a sentence. It just looks nicer too.

 

[DougK62]

You guys can argue until you're blue in the face, but it doesn't change the fact that one space after a period is correct when using modern fonts. Sorry, you lose.

 

[Al Neri]

Originally posted by: DougK62
You guys can argue until you're blue in the face, but it doesn't change the fact that one space after a period is correct when using modern fonts. Sorry, you lose.

link to credible institution's (MLA, etc)site that backs your claim?

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
in printing, the accepted practice was double-space, but with computers, the accepted is one space.

No. False. The reason people are getting lazy and only putting one space, is because the word processor automatically corrects it to two spaces.

 

[Jawo]

Originally posted by: dullard
2 spaces: the old style, previously taught in school, and was required to get old fonts to read well.

1 space: now that we have variable width fonts, the 2 space rule is antiquated. One space looks better. You no longer need, nor should you use 2 spaces.

AFAIK this is correct, and I only use one space.

 

[TheNinja]

period space space - unless you are an idiot.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Originally posted by: Jawo

Originally posted by: dullard
2 spaces: the old style, previously taught in school, and was required to get old fonts to read well.

1 space: now that we have variable width fonts, the 2 space rule is antiquated. One space looks better. You no longer need, nor should you use 2 spaces.

AFAIK this is correct, and I only use one space.

Whoops, >< With variable width doesn't it make sense to use space space rather than 1 space? Courier New was the old font like typewriter style, and I don't see why space space was important then.... Iono.

 

[BD2003]

Absolutely period space space. Regardless of whether or not it's *needed*, it enhances flow. It makes it easier to tell commas from periods. It allows you to distinguish between ends of sentences and abbreviations.

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: BD2003
Absolutely period space space. Regardless of whether or not it's *needed*, it enhances flow. It makes it easier to tell commas from periods. It allows you to distinguish between ends of sentences and abbreviations.

So, you can't read ATOT very well, I suppose. Because Anandtech parses the second space. You must be so horrified by this experience that you won't stay here for long. Opps. 7 years. Must not be that bad then.

 

[Modular]

The only reason to put two spaces at the end of a period is if you are writing a paper that needs to be "X" length and you are too much of an idiot to come up with enough original ideas to make it to "X" page length...

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[Thraxen]

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: BD2003
Absolutely period space space. Regardless of whether or not it's *needed*, it enhances flow. It makes it easier to tell commas from periods. It allows you to distinguish between ends of sentences and abbreviations.

So, you can't read ATOT very well, I suppose. Because Anandtech parses the second space. You must be so horrified by this experience that you won't stay here for long. Opps. 7 years. Must not be that bad then.

Double space still looks better, IMO.

 

[rh71]

HTML should accept two spaces.Had to force two nbsps right there.

<-- COM major.

 

[BD2003]

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: BD2003
Absolutely period space space. Regardless of whether or not it's *needed*, it enhances flow. It makes it easier to tell commas from periods. It allows you to distinguish between ends of sentences and abbreviations.

So, you can't read ATOT very well, I suppose. Because Anandtech parses the second space. You must be so horrified by this experience that you won't stay here for long. Opps. 7 years. Must not be that bad then.

The difference between one and two spaces in negligible on a proportional font. It's really arguing over the most inconsequential thing in the world. And of course, HTML will remove every space after the first anyway unless you &nbsp.

But when I'm writing papers and what not, two spaces all the way.