No double space after period? And only people over 36 didn't know about this grammatical rule change

[Alaskan Ram]

What in the hell is the world coming to? What else don't I know about?

 

[Alaskan Ram]

I shit you not, when attempting to create this thread, received error that title was 101 characters; one over title limit. So I took out the double space.

 

[Prime Time]

I'm over 36 and always put a single space after the period. See?

 

[1maGoh]

I'm 31 and they taught us in school that you could do single or double. I prefer double, so that's what I've been doing. Except on my phone because it auto spaces for me.

 

[bnw]

I was taught double space. I was taught right. Damn commie plot won't let it show here. I blame the russians.:deadhorse:

 

[Alaskan Ram]

I was taught double space. I was taught right. Damn commie plot won't let it show here. I blame the russians.:deadhorse:

As I dig deeper into this conspiracy, I've learned html auto corrects the spacing after punctuation marks between sentences on our behalf. Look at your post for instance. Double spaces gone.

 

[RhodyRams]

<< single space kind of guy

 

[bnw]

As I dig deeper into this conspiracy, I've learned html auto corrects the spacing after punctuation marks between sentences on our behalf. Look at your post for instance. Double spaces gone.

I know.......I said it in my post.......won't let it show here........commie plot........blame russians.

 

[CGI_Ram]

<--- double space guy

 

[bnw]

<--- double space guy

Single space between words. Double space between sentences. I wonder if the publishing industry has been taken over too?:rant:

 

[bnw]

Double Space until I die!

Now for the skinny on the subversive plot to deny sentences the open spaces they deserve to stretch and breathe free.....fart.....belch....whatever.

How Many Spaces After a Period?
By: Brian A. Klems | September 6, 2012
Q: My writing course instructor insists that I should go back through my novel manuscript and use only one space after periods instead of two spaces. I was taught that it was always a double space after period. Is she wrong or am I just a dinosaur?—Anonymous

The “two spaces after period” rule was established during the days of typesetters, when additional space was needed to show the difference between the spacing between words (which was smaller) and the spacing between sentences (which was larger). When typewriters came around, they had only one font and all the letters were monospaced, or took up the same amount of space. That means that the skinny “l” and wider “w” occupied the same amount of space on paper. People mimicked what they believed to be the format they’d grown used to by adopting two spaces after a period—and that’s how the so-called two-space rule was born.

With the dawn of computers, word processing programs not only began offering an absurd number of fonts, but each font was programmed to space characters proportionally (“l” takes up about a third of the space “w” does). In turn, most computer fonts will automatically give you enough room between sentences with one space. And, according to nearly all stylebooks, including The Associated Press Stylebook and the Chicago Manual of Style, you always use a single space after a period.

The point is, it’s not only widely accepted, it’s expected that you use only one space after a period. Sorry two-spaces, it’s time to make the switch.

QUICK TIP FOR THOSE WHO USE TWO SPACES: If you are someone who can’t break your two spaces after a period habit, have no fear! Simply write as you always would (with two spaces) and, when you are finished, got to the toolbar of your word processing program, click EDIT > FIND > REPLACE and then choose to replace all double spaces with single spaces. Problem solved!

http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/how-many-spaces-after-a-period

 

[Psycho_X]

First I'm hearing of this hippie shit. Next thing they'll want people to take 8 additional steps to solve a math problem instead of just doing it. Or not teach cursive which I still don't understand. But screw the conformists!!! I'm dong FIVE spaces after punctuation now! Every single damn time! That'll show those damn kids to stay off my lawn. Wait, what were we talking about?

 

[Mojo Ram]

a lot
alot

 

[bluecoconuts]

Double space was for type writers, there's no need for it anymore. Single space is the correct format, people who use double space are either old or thinking they can fool their teachers into getting that page count. Making your periods a larger font size doesn't work either!

 

[bnw]

Double space was for type writers, there's no need for it anymore. Single space is the correct format, people who use double space are either old or thinking they can fool their teachers into getting that page count. Making your periods a larger font size doesn't work either!

So how many sentences will you have to write to impact "page count" with that extra space? You're confusing letter spacing with line spacing. Double spacing between the lines of text is what inflates "page count". Repeating text also inflates "page count". Same for pictures and figures. :rant:

 

[CGI_Ram]

For what it's worth; our site here defaults to "single space" when a post is made. Said another way... put a double space it will render single space when a user sees it.

(If you go to edit, your double is still there... I think... until you save then it will once again render "single" )

 

[DaveFan'51]

I was raised that Sex came after the Period.

 

[Psycho_X]

For what it's worth; our site here defaults to "single space" when a post is made. Said another way... put a double space it will render single space when a user sees it.

(If you go to edit, your double is still there... I think... until you save then it will once again render "single" )

Yes it is true, you ruined my 5 space after post. CONFORMIST!!!!