basketdiva
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Post by basketdiva on Jul 4, 2019 22:11:35 GMT
Speaking of periods, I think you are missing one in your post.š 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 I just found it humorous since you were discussing periods. And no Iām not grading your OP because Iām terrible at grammar and punctuation.
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Post by papersilly on Jul 4, 2019 22:11:58 GMT
2.
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Post by flanz on Jul 4, 2019 22:12:30 GMT
I'm 58 and have been using two for soooo long. It's hard to switch but I try. Still looks "wrong" to me though.
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Post by flanz on Jul 4, 2019 22:12:54 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. same!
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Post by dewryce on Jul 4, 2019 22:13:22 GMT
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 Iām good. š That is definitely a more important grammatical skill to learn.
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Gennifer
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Post by Gennifer on Jul 4, 2019 22:17:29 GMT
I also learned two spaces, on a typewriter, back in high school. (Where I learned shorthand, too!) Thatās no excuse.
I learned to text by pushing 2 three times to get a C... that doesnāt mean I couldnāt adjust to a BlackBerry keyboard and then my iPhone, which doesnāt have any buttons at all.
I totally judge anyone who uses two. (And still have a lot of repressed anger toward my one sister who submitted all of her recipes for our family recipe book with two spaces, and I had to correct every single one.)
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Post by dewryce on Jul 4, 2019 22:23:24 GMT
I also learned two spaces, on a typewriter, back in high school. (Where I learned shorthand, too!) Thatās no excuse. I learned to text by pushing 2 three times to get a C... that doesnāt mean I couldnāt adjust to a BlackBerry keyboard and then my iPhone, which doesnāt have any buttons at all. I totally judge anyone who uses two. (And still have a lot of repressed anger toward my one sister who submitted all of her recipes for our family recipe book with two spaces, and I had to correct every single one.)If your sister pulls this again, in some applications there is a fix where you can change all double spaces to single.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Jul 4, 2019 22:23:44 GMT
I use two. My kids give me a hard time for it but it is automatic for me. Even on my phone or in texts. I donāt know why it has changed? They should have just left well enough alone.
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valincal
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Post by valincal on Jul 4, 2019 22:24:15 GMT
Old habits die hard. I learned to type in high school on very old manual typewriters. I'm retired so I donāt feel I need to change that habit. Who even notices how many spaces after the end of a sentence? None of my Facebook friends have ever called me out for it! š
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purplebee
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Post by purplebee on Jul 4, 2019 22:26:35 GMT
Two. Won't change at this point in time. If I am being judged for it, my judgement is that you have too much time on your hands.
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maryannscraps
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 4, 2019 22:28:06 GMT
Ugh. Canāt edit a post on my phone. Professionally, itās one space only. My editors have that on the final manuscript checklist and theyāll send it back if they find two spaces throughout. None of the writers actually use two spaces, but sometimes if you pull text out of a pdf the conversion will drop them in.
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maryannscraps
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Post by maryannscraps on Jul 4, 2019 22:29:41 GMT
I also meant to say that itās been the contention to use one space ever since Iāve worked in word processing or design software for the past 35 years.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jul 4, 2019 22:44:09 GMT
I learned to type in 1962 on a nonelectric typewriter. I'm older than dirt. But I stopped using two spaces after a period when I started using a keyboard.
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AllieC
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Post by AllieC on Jul 4, 2019 22:47:30 GMT
I have always been 2 (learnt on a manual typewriter eons ago) but slowly changing. It is a hard habit to break. PS: I always have to double check when someone posts something like this with "period". We don't use that term at all. We (and UK I believe) call it a full stop
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Post by gillyp on Jul 4, 2019 22:57:42 GMT
I havenāt a clue what I do so Iām replying to find out. I used to type on old, manual typewriters and two spaces were de rigueur. Oo, I just did two then. Did anyone notice? Does anyone care? Maybe itās different over here? Yes, AllieC itās called a full stop.
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johnnysmom
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Post by johnnysmom on Jul 4, 2019 23:00:11 GMT
I also meant to say that itās been the contention to use one space ever since Iāve worked in word processing or design software for the past 35 years. What?? Darn HS teachers from the early 90s; they're the ones that taught the double spacing. If it was already outdated why teach it
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janeliz
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Post by janeliz on Jul 4, 2019 23:05:46 GMT
I use 1, but it did take me a while to break the 2 space habit.
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iluvpink
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Post by iluvpink on Jul 4, 2019 23:05:49 GMT
Wow. I was going to say two. But then I realized I do use just one. I'm not sure when I switched, I do not remember a conscious decision to do so. Plus my work doesn't involve much document writing, just emails and casual notes.
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seaexplore
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Post by seaexplore on Jul 4, 2019 23:12:58 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 youād recognize it (subconsciously) as the āend.ā 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 donāt really notice it while reading, but look closely and youāll see it. Makes sense. Annoying for those of us who have 2 spaces ingrained.
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Post by 5peanutsnana on Jul 4, 2019 23:25:21 GMT
One
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Post by disneypal on Jul 4, 2019 23:27:27 GMT
I'm old school and learned to type on a typewriter and was taught 2 spaces. I know the general rule now is one space, but I old habits die hard and I prefer the look of 2 spaces.
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Post by pierkiss on Jul 4, 2019 23:52:34 GMT
I use 2.
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Post by AussieMeg on Jul 5, 2019 0:10:30 GMT
I learned typing on a type writer at high school back in the 80s, and I can't remember ever being taught to use use two spaces. Maybe we didn't learn that, or maybe I have just forgotten. Anyway, I only ever use one space.
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Post by milocat on Jul 5, 2019 0:34:34 GMT
I also meant to say that itās been the contention to use one space ever since Iāve worked in word processing or design software for the past 35 years. What?? Darn HS teachers from the early 90s; they're the ones that taught the double spacing.Ā If it was already outdated why teach it I took typing 10 in 1992 and learnt 2 spaces. I think when I took office admin in college in 96 we we taught 2 spaces. At some point I stipped doing it. Did it for awhile on my Blackberry because it would add a period and start a new sentence with a capital.
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gina
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Post by gina on Jul 5, 2019 0:37:09 GMT
I am not sure so I am typing this sentence to see what I do. Yup. I use just one.
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Post by katlaw on Jul 5, 2019 0:40:41 GMT
I have not used 2 spaces since I walked out of high school typing class in 1986. I did not even remember we used to do that with a typewriter until I read this post.
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Post by refugeepea on Jul 5, 2019 1:01:43 GMT
I used to do two spaces and gradually adjusted to one space.
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Post by snyder on Jul 5, 2019 1:16:02 GMT
I still have a difficult time only using one because I'm old school, however, in MS 365, the Word program allows you to set how many space you want and if you set it to 1 and space 2, it gives you the little colored dots indicated an error. Usually, I wait until the very end and during Spelling & Grammar check, I change them all at that time so I don't miss one.
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Post by moodyblue on Jul 5, 2019 2:12:58 GMT
I also learned to type in high school, on a typewriter, using two spaces. When word processors and then computers became the norm, I learned to use just one.
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Post by Lexica on Jul 5, 2019 2:30:35 GMT
I double space. Iāve been typing for so many years that I would have a very hard time unlearning that. Actually, I donāt know anyone that only uses a single space. I have formatted hundreds of documents, and they all have a double space between sentences. There is an option in Microsoft Word where you can select to automatically change all of those end of sentence double spaces to single, and I figured if I was ever required to work on such a document, I would enable that function.
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