johnnysmom
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Post by johnnysmom on Jul 4, 2019 20:51:41 GMT
Do you still use 2 spaces? I do, and apparently I'm so old fashioned that the next generation is thoroughly confused.
I'm taking an online marketing class that required a peer review the person reviewing mine wasn't sure why I did it. Is this one of those things that I should add to the list of things from the old days....you know, when you couldn't talk on the phone and use the internet at the same time.....cell phones were brand new and huge.....and you double spaced after punctuation.
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valincal
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Post by valincal on Jul 4, 2019 20:53:03 GMT
I use two.
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Post by 950nancy on Jul 4, 2019 20:53:59 GMT
Two spaces is now considered old fashioned. Thankfully where I work we are mostly old (over 39), so it isn't obsolete yet.
I will say the one space is relatively new, so no one should be at all confused.
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Post by dewryce on Jul 4, 2019 20:54:38 GMT
I am not sure what is appropriate professionally, but I only use one in my communication as the reason for its use is no longer relevant.
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Post by busy on Jul 4, 2019 20:57:23 GMT
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Jili
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Post by Jili on Jul 4, 2019 20:59:49 GMT
I use two. I learned to type in the days of typewriters, and am pretty fast. Tapping the space bar two times is so automatic for me.
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Post by lucyg on Jul 4, 2019 21:00:54 GMT
One. Only one. Two was correct in the days of typewriters and monospacing. It is not correct now. What she said. I learned to type in the old days and two spaces was ingrained. I typed a LOT. For decades. With two spaces. Then I went back to work in the age of computers and switched myself to one space within 24 hours. Because that’s how it’s done now.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2019 21:03:55 GMT
Old habits die hard. I learned to type in high school on very old manual typewriters.
I'm retired so I don’t feel I need to change that habit. Who even notices how many spaces after the end of a sentence?
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Post by bc2ca on Jul 4, 2019 21:04:29 GMT
One. Only one. Two was correct in the days of typewriters and monospacing. It is not correct now. Proportional fonts on computers do not need two spaces after a period for readability; it just looks awkward. Can't be said enough times.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Jul 4, 2019 21:07:46 GMT
I read a funny article about how double spaces was a dead giveaway that a parent had helped a kid with their college essays. Half the time, I still struggle to remember that one is standard now.
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Post by dewryce on Jul 4, 2019 21:08:12 GMT
Old habits die hard. I learned to type in high school on very old manual typewriters. I'm retired so I don’t feel I need to change that habit. Who even notices how many spaces after the end of a sentence? I do, it looks awkward with modern fonts. (See above) Not to say you need to change for me Just answering your question.
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anniebygaslight
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Post by anniebygaslight on Jul 4, 2019 21:09:03 GMT
Two.
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Post by SockMonkey on Jul 4, 2019 21:10:00 GMT
I use one.
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Post by belgravia on Jul 4, 2019 21:11:39 GMT
Omg I had no idea that one space was standard now. In my defence I have been out of the workforce for 17 years
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Post by freecharlie on Jul 4, 2019 21:13:24 GMT
I use two, but one is correct now.
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Post by Skellinton on Jul 4, 2019 21:14:34 GMT
I use two as well, but I think word autocorrects it for me. Here you all are always going to get two. You can’t teach this old dog new tricks.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2019 21:15:38 GMT
Old habits die hard. I learned to type in high school on very old manual typewriters. I'm retired so I don’t feel I need to change that habit. Who even notices how many spaces after the end of a sentence? I do, it looks awkward with modern fonts. (See above) Not to say you need to change for me Just answering your question. . Ha! I see what you are saying. But I would hardly notice the extra space. I know the difference between there & their so I figure I’m good. 😊
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jul 4, 2019 21:16:14 GMT
One. I thought we all made that change quite some time ago.
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Post by lisae on Jul 4, 2019 21:23:57 GMT
I know you are only supposed to do 1, but I still put in 2 spaces.
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Post by alsomsknit on Jul 4, 2019 21:29:02 GMT
One.
I learned to type on a typewriter, when 2 was standard. Went back to school in my early 40s. My first English professor made sure to remind the class that 1 space after a period was standard. LOL! I wondered if the rest of my 18 & 19 year old classmates were wondering WTH he was talking about. He was & is one of my favorite Profs.
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Post by Jockscrap on Jul 4, 2019 21:30:58 GMT
I went to college to do an admin course four years ago and was taught two spaces after a full stop and a colon. I had never been taught word processing up until that point (or typing) and that was the first time I had heard of or noticed the two space rule, but it’s second nature to me now. I can see that it is completely meaningless if text is justified which is how all my kids’ essays had to be submitted.
Any one else heard that justified text is even harder than regular text for dyslexics to read?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2019 21:37:10 GMT
We just had a HUGE debate about this on another board I frequent where we are doing a book study with the actual author. A millennial participant schooled the GenX'ers that if two periods are used it makes the person on the other end of the keyboard look old. We GenX'ers who use two periods were able to demonstrate better writing technique and better grammar usage...things like there/their/they're. The author came back and said his publisher said two spaces are still accepted but the majority of writers are coming in with one space.
I was always taught to use two periods because I learning to type on a typewriter or word processor. As computers have become more prevalent and fonts having proportional spacing two spaces are no longer required.
Old habits die hard.
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basketdiva
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Post by basketdiva on Jul 4, 2019 21:49:34 GMT
Do you still use 2 spaces? I do, and apparently I'm so old fashioned that the next generation is thoroughly confused. I'm taking an online marketing class that required a peer review the person reviewing mine wasn't sure why I did it. Is this one of those things that I should add to the list of things from the old days....you know, when you couldn't talk on the phone and use the internet at the same time.....cell phones were brand new and huge.....and you double spaced after punctuation. Speaking of periods, I think you are missing one in your post.😁
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2019 21:50:16 GMT
Two.
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Post by KikiPea on Jul 4, 2019 21:51:08 GMT
I’ve never used two.
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seaexplore
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Post by seaexplore on Jul 4, 2019 21:52:57 GMT
I've always used 2 spaces. I just automatically do it. Sorry it if annoys people. What was the original purpose of 2 spaces vs. 1? The whole text looking thing?
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johnnysmom
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Post by johnnysmom on Jul 4, 2019 21:54:13 GMT
Do you still use 2 spaces? I do, and apparently I'm so old fashioned that the next generation is thoroughly confused. I'm taking an online marketing class that required a peer review the person reviewing mine wasn't sure why I did it. Is this one of those things that I should add to the list of things from the old days....you know, when you couldn't talk on the phone and use the internet at the same time.....cell phones were brand new and huge.....and you double spaced after punctuation. Speaking of periods, I think you are missing one in your post.😁 LOL, I'm not surprised but considering this isn't graded (is it?!?!?) I didn't run it through the spell/grammar check or even proofread
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Post by lucyg on Jul 4, 2019 21:59:37 GMT
I've always used 2 spaces. I just automatically do it. Sorry it if annoys people. What was the original purpose of 2 spaces vs. 1? The whole text looking thing? It was to give your brain a natural resting place after a sentence, so you’d recognize it (subconsciously) as the “end.” Now computers and automatic formatting insert a little extra space after a period ... not a full two spaces, but a little stopping place (again, subconscious) for your brain. We don’t really notice it while reading, but look closely and you’ll see it.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jul 4, 2019 22:06:39 GMT
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johnnysmom
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Post by johnnysmom on Jul 4, 2019 22:10:14 GMT
"Well, I grew up beating my clothes against rocks so I'm still going to do it that way." "When I was in school, they taught us to turn the crank on the front of the car to start the engine and old habits die hard." "On the covered wagons westward ho, we cooked all the food over an open fire at night so I stick to what I know." Wow, you look really, really good for your age of, what, 150? Perhaps periods are one of those 'know better, do better' things....like carseats
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