2 Spaces!

[Noor]

If they also take a stand against rogue apostrophes, they have my vote!

 

[Recidiva]

They have to work on correct capitalization though!

Get a veep that can do that.

 

[IrezumiKiss]

Awwww, poor Cutter John. That's the last thing you want to happen on a picnic with your boo.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Correct grammar between sentences is one space.



I had that conversation with Perg a long time ago...

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Unless, of course, that was supposed to be a President-VP joke...

I can be kinda slow on the uptake.

 

[Noor]

Correct grammar between sentences is one space.



I had that conversation with Perg a long time ago...

Perg was on the right side, right

 

[Recidiva]

Correct grammar between sentences is one space.



I had that conversation with Perg a long time ago...

It's two.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

"The old typographical superstition that it’s proper to use two spaces after a sentence should be laid to rest. Virtually every major style guide recommends a single space, and most major publishers and publications comply. If you don’t believe us, take any book off the shelf or visit any editorially scrupulous website and look closely at the spacing. Chances are good you will find no double spaces between sentences."

http://grammarist.com/style/spaces-between-sentences/

It's settled "literature."

 

[Saint Peter]

My thumb refuses to accept your new and strange rules.

 

[Recidiva]

"The old typographical superstition that it’s proper to use two spaces after a sentence should be laid to rest. Virtually every major style guide recommends a single space, and most major publishers and publications comply. If you don’t believe us, take any book off the shelf or visit any editorially scrupulous website and look closely at the spacing. Chances are good you will find no double spaces between sentences."

http://grammarist.com/style/spaces-between-sentences/

It's settled "literature."

This is a silly paragraph. Too many qualifiers. "Virtually" "major" "most"

I don't have to believe, it's my job. People and businesses develop their own style guides because they can.

One space...just makes me...sad.

Oh well, still getting paid for two. *shrug*

 

[someoneyouknow]

One tidbit from the Bloom County cartoon. In the past, way, way, WAY in the past, all words of a sentence were run together. It was up to the reader to decipher what was being said, this at a time when punctuation didn't exist.

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20150902-the-mysterious-origins-of-punctuation

So yes, TWO spaces after a period if for no other reason to make sure we never return to those days.

 

[Not Normal]

I will not ever use one space. It doesn't matter if I'm posting on the web, writing for publication, or sending a casual email. Its polite to make things easier for the reader. I also prefer to read with two spaces.

I was putting a resume together a couple years ago, and Bluey did a quick editing job for me, and changed everything to one space. I changed it back before sending the resume out.

 

[Saint Peter]

I will not ever use one space. It doesn't matter if I'm posting on the web, writing for publication, or sending a casual email. Its polite to make things easier for the reader. I also prefer to read with two spaces.

I was putting a resume together a couple years ago, and Bluey did a quick editing job for me, and changed everything to one space. I changed it back before sending the resume out.

Spank her for that.

 

[Not Normal]

Spank her for that.

You know I did!

 

[Saint Peter]

You know I did!

You might consider doing it again just to make sure the point was made.

 

[doowdniw]

In typing class, long, long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I was taught to put two spaces at the end of each sentence and to indent five spaces at the beginning of each paragraph. Granted, it was typing class, with actual typewriters, not keyboards.

Now they're not even bothering to teach the kids cursive. They should at least know that, and how to shoe a horse.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

I've wondered often about that.

How will they endorse their checks? Sign a contract?



Oh, and btw, Lit follows the rule of one space by concatenating extra spaces. So, you are being corrected on a daily basis.

 

[kbate]

It's two.

Take your IBM Selectric back to the old age home when you go. Or is it a Royal that you're remembering with such fondness, you ancient slag?

 

[Que]

If they also take a stand against rogue apostrophe's, they have my vote!

FYP. . Your <sic> welcome.

 

[Recidiva]

Take your IBM Selectric back to the old age home when you go. Or is it a Royal that you're remembering with such fondness, you ancient slag?

A curse upon your foundation. May you ever rue the omission of an Oxford comma.

I shall take my white out elsewhere, where such things are appreciated by those with taste.

 

[kbate]

A curse upon your foundation. May you ever rue the omission of an Oxford comma.

I shall take my white out elsewhere, where such things are appreciated by those with taste.

I deny that the Oxford is required for proper punctuation.123I am also going rogue and using 3 spaces between sentences.

 

[DesEsseintes]

What is the advantage of double spacing? I have never heard of it before. If it has any effect on legibility it would appear to be the wrong one.

 

[Recidiva]

I deny that the Oxford is required for proper punctuation.123I am also going rogue and using 3 spaces between sentences.

Enjoy your rebellious ignorance. Teenagers everywhere shall worship you with empty joy until they wander off, having re-discovered that Netflix and popcorn are more compelling.

http://www.verbicidemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Oxford-Comma.jpg

 

[Recidiva]

I've wondered often about that.

How will they endorse their checks? Sign a contract?



Oh, and btw, Lit follows the rule of one space by concatenating extra spaces. So, you are being corrected on a daily basis.

Damn. My stories reflect this.

My posts do not!

ATTICA! PROPERLY SPACED ATTICA!

 

[DesEsseintes]

I deny that the Oxford is required for proper punctuation.123I am also going rogue and using 3 spaces between sentences.

'Highlights of Peter Ustinov's global tour include encounters with Nelson Mandela, an 800 year old demi-god and a dildo collector.'

I humbly venture that an Oxford comma might have helped there, though I concede its absence adds a little humour.