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Stevendsmith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 06:50 PM Original message |
Grammar geeks: One or two spaces between sentences? |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
1. One! Only ever one |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
2. I'm an old school typist |
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Goldmund (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 06:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. You just did |
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miss_kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 06:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. no I'm a two spacer |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:00 PM Response to Reply #5 |
18. Didn't |
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Goldmund (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:10 PM Response to Reply #18 |
31. Oh, my bad. |
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St. Jarvitude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
20. DU autoformats whitespace |
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Goldmund (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
3. I think that's a question of typing etiquette, not grammar. |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
4. Well, two, but Microsoft decided differently. |
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miss_kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
29. you can change that prefence deep in the bowels of Word n/t |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
6. Only use two for typewriters. Use one for computerized typesetting. |
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Worst Username Ever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
7. Always two n/t |
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NewHampshireDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
8. Two spaces is visually more appealling and easier on the eyes |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 06:58 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. I have been setting type for over 12 years |
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NewHampshireDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:06 PM Response to Reply #15 |
26. Yeah ... well, I guess there's only one way to settle this ... |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:12 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. I accept your challenge, sir! |
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NewHampshireDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:15 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. "Oh, why did I have to slap someone who says 'Sir'?" |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 06:59 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. Agree. I always use two spaces. |
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kostya (769 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
9. I'll use as many damn spaces as I please! |
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Greylyn58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
10. I'm Studying To Become |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
11. Two!!!!! But I think the news automatically adjust after the period, no |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
13. This is the first time I have ever heard anything about not using two |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
14. With proportional fonts there is no reason to use two spaces, |
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Us vs Them (725 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
17. What is this one space chicanery? |
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MaineDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
19. I always use 2 spaces (nt) |
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NV Whino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
21. It's hard to break the two space habit |
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SmileyBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
22. I have NEVER used two spaces after a sentence. |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:14 PM Response to Reply #22 |
34. Yeah - who cares about the reader, right? n/t |
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Speck Tater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
23. ithinkspacearejustabigwasteoftimeandspace |
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Democrat 4 Ever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:11 PM Response to Reply #23 |
32. Two spaces create rivers of "white" in typesetting parlance |
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Stevendsmith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
24. Video |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
25. One for crying out loud |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
27. Two, Dammit, two!!! It's much easier to read. |
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meow2u3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
28. 2 spaces between sentences |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:09 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Yes, after a period there should be two, but I think that is getting old |
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fleabert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
36. HS typing class, late 80's, one space only. n/t |
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CornField (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
37. One space --- only one space. |
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VOX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
38. Two is cleaner, and easier on the eye of the reader. |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:36 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Thank you! |
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confusionisnext (187 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:40 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. one space! Ease of reading is in the eye of the beholder. |
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bri_in_austin (141 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
39. Question: |
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KatyaR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
40. The Gregg Reference Manual says two . . . |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
42. I automatically do two spaces. |
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Queen Jane (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
44. **fellow grammar geek** |
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RevolutionaryActs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
45. Always three spaces between each word! You fool |
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AlienGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
46. It took a long time |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
47. Think of the trees.. |
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qnr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
48. Two n/t |
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Groggy (317 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-04 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
49. Two spaces for ease of reading after a period, but.. |
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