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| Single or Double Space after a Period?
Which do you prefer? Take the poll... How many spaces do you prefer after a period?
A lot of people don't know that neither APA nor MLA writing guides require the use of a double space.
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05-19-2009, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by tadpole256  | I did not know that. I think two spaces creates a cleaner break. But I don't really care what anyone else does.
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| For those of us old enough to have taken "touch" typing in school, there is supposed to be two spaces after a period. If you didn't double space after a period, you flunked.
However, this - like so many other (admittedly often useless) rules - has gone by the wayside in favor of sloppiness and brevity. On many many sites, double spaces are automatically converted to single spaces.
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| I think people who learned two spaces growing up prefer it, but I just don't see the need. | |
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| There is less a need on computer keyboards. On typewriters, it was necessary - it really made it much much easier to read.
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| I learned double and that is what I still use.
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| I can see it being more of an issue with a monospace font. | |
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Originally Posted by pensacola_niceman 2 spaces for me | I give her all the space she wants before, during or after her period.
I learned to type on a manual, no power cord typewriter and the instructor demanded two spaces. I learned to type in the army so I guess the army standard was two spaces... but I often use three periods but usually restrain myself to two spaces. | |
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| I use a single space. I cut typing class in high school. | |
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