Two spaces or one?

[Jenny]

I'd just like to note that, as far as I can tell, every post in the thread has used just one space between sentences. I wonder if the forum software gets rid of extraneous spaces? I typed this with two spaces between sentences intentionally. But is that how it shows up? If not, what's that tell you?

That our robot overlords are computers.

 

[LiquidFeet]

Yeah, agree. You seem to have attracted all of our resident curmudgeons with this thread.

Happy to be a resident curmudgeon. My vote is two. Just because.

 

[dbostedo]

 

[David Chaus]

I.Use.A.Period.After.Each.Word.When.I’m.Being.An.Asshole.

 

[David Chaus]

Yup, single spaced.

 

[Tony S]

Happy to be a resident curmudgeon. My vote is two. Just because.

Et tu, Brute?

 

[Tony S]

knowing that two spaces after a dot is correct

I learned to type on a typewriter, too. I'm glad I learned. Extremely useful skill. Doesn't mean I can't adjust .039% of that learning to bring the skill into line with what people have long preferred to see in print, that they simply couldn't produce at home (or in the office) during the typewriter age. Sigh.

 

[LiquidFeet]

We need a curmudgeon club.

 

[VickieH]

Back in elementary school before we were taught cursive, we printed our work. For spacing, we had to put 1 finger down between words and 2 fingers between sentences.

 

[mdf]

I have taken to using a sentence on each line for some nitwits at work.
If I write in paragraph form, they get confused and don't seem to understand the message.
Having line by line points seems to simplify it for them and there is less uncertainty.
What do you think?

Don't you mean:

• I have taken to using a sentence on each line for some nitwits at work.
• If I write in paragraph form, they get confused and don't seem to understand the message.
• Having line by line points seems to simplify it for them and there is less uncertainty.
• What do you think?

 

[Tony S]

I have taken to using a sentence on each line for some nitwits at work.
If I write in paragraph form, they get confused and don't seem to understand the message.
Having line by line points seems to simplify it for them and there is less uncertainty.
What do you think?

Yeah, I guess I'm a curmudgeon, too, for having the crazy expectation that professional people will be up to reading actual paragraphs. Anyway, I'm with you.

 

[SShore]

We need a curmudgeon club.

the people on TGR think we ARE a curmudgeon club.

 

[Philpug]

For the Curmudgeon Club, is D.O.B. prior to 1969?

 

[scott43]

Yeah, I guess I'm a curmudgeon, too, for having the crazy expectation that professional people will be up to reading actual paragraphs. Anyway, I'm with you.

Well, there is the DILLIGAF factor...when people out of university these days (or is it high school named university?) use "there" and "they're" interchangeably...

 

[Jenny]

For the Curmudgeon Club, is D.O.B. prior to 1969?

I'm IN!

 

[dbostedo]

For the Curmudgeon Club, is D.O.B. prior to 1969?

That sounds right... since it means I'm not in the club

 

[Dadskier]

For the Curmudgeon Club, is D.O.B. prior to 1969?

1968 and I'm fully on board the single space train ... even though I was taught to double space by a mean typing teacher in High School.

 

[Tom K.]

Active membership skews old here ... you can tell by the responses.

True enough. And possessing all the amazing wisdom that comes with age...including how many spaces to use.

Totally. Think of the hogwash we learned in grade 9...and then there's typing. I took it as a throw-in elective..my buddy wanted to..man, glad I listened..

Also, for me anyway, typing class included the bonus of finding myself in a class of 20 that include a whopping TWO boys. That was not horrible, and led to me taking Typing II as another elective!

We need a curmudgeon club.

We do.

You're enrolled.

It's called "pugski".

 

[dbostedo]

It's called "pugski".

Aww, man... I guess I can't stick around then.

Later everyone... it's been nice knowing you.

 

[Monique]

I'd just like to note that, as far as I can tell, every post in the thread has used just one space between sentences. I wonder if the forum software gets rid of extraneous spaces? I typed this with two spaces between sentences intentionally. But is that how it shows up? If not, what's that tell you?

Pretty sure I explained this upthread, but anyway, it's not the forum software - it's fundamental to the way HTML presentation works. White space is white space. You can experiment with this by writing a very simple HTML file with a few sentences. Try putting 1 space; try putting 100. It will look the same.