One or two spaces? Discuss.

    by seeebiscuit

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    1. It’s not just about “typewriters”. Two spaces makes it more clear whether an abbreviation is also the end of the sentence.

    2. Zealousideal_Fuel_23 on

      I hit two spaces because muscle memory. A whole semester of the meanest teacher in my high school drilling that into you just makes you do it. It doesn’t matter if I do or don’t so leave me alone.

    3. Spong_Durnflungle on

      Unfortunately, my keyboard turns the double space into a period and one space. Thanks, Obama.

    4. Fuck it.   I’m starting up “Team Three Spaces.”   Three spaces is life.   Three spaces is love. 

    5. I had someone give me a hard time over this, telling me to stop and they dont teach it in school only for typewriters. When I was in school they taught this for computers as I’ve never used a type writer except poking a few buttons on one from an aunts house.

      I like the double space, it helps separate sentences more which is easier to read for me. Also, texting on my phone auto double spaces.

    6. I’m a word processor for a law firm. The firm’s standard is two spaces between sentences and after colons. I am also a boomer, a young one, but still a boomer, and I took typing in high school. It’s muscle memory. I even do the two spaces in texts. I would rather use acronyms and other shortcuts than drop spaces to make texts fit the character limits.

    7. AngeluS-MortiS91 on

      So you want me to stop what’s become an unconscious thing that I do by habit? Good luck getting me to not do that. FFS

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