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1 or 2 spaces?
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I found out about 2 like a year ago when I was proofreading a paper and I was like "dude you have too many spaces" lol
I still do one
I still do one
For some reason, I want to say older versions of Word use to automatically include 2 spaces which may have started the problem.
The AP stylebook rule is one space after a period.
Regardless of whether you use one or two spaces, if you're writing for the Web it doesn't really matter. Most Web browsers will only render one space after a period.
Regardless of whether you use one or two spaces, if you're writing for the Web it doesn't really matter. Most Web browsers will only render one space after a period.
Just one space here in the UK. Thats what we are taught.
The problem I have is putting a question mark at the end of a sentence, do you leave one or none.
EG
What is your name?
or
What is your name ?
I could never work it out
The problem I have is putting a question mark at the end of a sentence, do you leave one or none.
EG
What is your name?
or
What is your name ?
I could never work it out
It's two spaces after a . or ? or ! at the end of a sentence.
It's one space after a , or ; in the middle of a sentence. I thought everyone who went to school in and English speaking country would know that. This is 1st and 2nd grade stuff we are talking about here.
It's one space after a , or ; in the middle of a sentence. I thought everyone who went to school in and English speaking country would know that. This is 1st and 2nd grade stuff we are talking about here.
I never knew people used two spaces after a sentence. I do all of my university work with one space too. I'm Canadian afterall, we make it easy on ourselves.
dukebound, its right after, so;
What is your name?
dukebound, its right after, so;
What is your name?
I also think the weather is awesome right now. I'm almost finished drinking a pitcher of Long Island Iced Tea while laying out on my back deck.
I'm currently listening to my iPhone on shuffle.
I'm currently listening to my iPhone on shuffle.
You shout and I'll bang a drum. This is almost as odd as Gov. Sandford cover story about hiking the Appalachian trail while he's balling his eyes out in Argentina. I went to school in the 50s and 60s and by 2nd grade we knew it was 2 spaces after the period at the end of a sentence. Don't they still teach punctuation in school today?
Forallyouonespacersouttherewhydon'tyourunallyourwordstogetherlikethis.Anythingelseandyouarejustkillingtrees.It'smuchmoreefficientthisway,spacesaresuchawaste.
Two. That's what I learned in school, back --baaaaaaaaaaack-- in the days of typing class.
Two spaces were supposed to improve the reader's chance of appreciating the end of sentence condition. Now I still rather dislike software that removes extra spaces I put between sentences.
As for question marks or other punctuation, there's no space between the word and the mark, at least for American writers. I always thought an exclamation point could use that space so sometimes I provide it. Let the recipients of my posts or mails sue me if they don't like it !!!
and the more exclamation points, the merrier.
Two spaces were supposed to improve the reader's chance of appreciating the end of sentence condition. Now I still rather dislike software that removes extra spaces I put between sentences.
As for question marks or other punctuation, there's no space between the word and the mark, at least for American writers. I always thought an exclamation point could use that space so sometimes I provide it. Let the recipients of my posts or mails sue me if they don't like it !!!
and the more exclamation points, the merrier.