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How many spaces after a period?
Posted: July 3rd, 2007, 10:00 pm
by SuperJon
Ok, I just realized this talking to JDub. He claims he was never taught that it's two spaces after a period when typing. I've always been taught two spaces, as was everyone in my high school, and I think my freshman English class in college.
How many spaces do you use? One or two?
Posted: July 3rd, 2007, 10:09 pm
by JDUB
Like he said, i've never been told anything but one
Posted: July 3rd, 2007, 10:18 pm
by PAmedic
I give her as much space as she needs, to be honest.
Its the key to every happy marriage.
Posted: July 3rd, 2007, 10:26 pm
by Fumblerooskies
PAmedic wrote:I give her as much space as she needs, to be honest.
Its the key to every happy marriage.
ESPECIALLY RIGHT BEFORE THE PERIOD....
You know the difference between a woman with PMS and a terrorist is?
...you can actually negotiate with the terrorist.
Posted: July 3rd, 2007, 10:32 pm
by SuperJon
PAmedic wrote:I give her as much space as she needs, to be honest.
Its the key to every happy marriage.
I knew that was coming sooner or later.
Posted: July 4th, 2007, 12:45 am
by mrmacphisto
Growing up I was told to put two spaces after the period. Now it's said that only applies to monospaced fonts like the Courier family. I'm old school, though. I always use two spaces.
Posted: July 4th, 2007, 3:02 am
by JeanW
Two spaces always. But it is considered old school thinking.
Posted: July 4th, 2007, 4:18 am
by TylerBakersGonnaBGreat
Ive Always done one and never even heard or 2...
This is the kind of period we are talking about, I found a picture of the other one, but I didnt think you guys would want that hahaha
Posted: July 4th, 2007, 7:08 am
by Cider Jim
I believe most style manuals--including MLA, APA, & Turabian--require 2 spaces after both a
period and a
colon.
Nice terrorist joke, but the way I heard it was the difference between a "terrorist & a
Baptist," but with the same punch line.
Posted: July 4th, 2007, 8:17 am
by TDDance234
My guess is whatever Cider Jim says is correct.
Posted: July 4th, 2007, 9:50 am
by SuperJon
Cider Jim wrote:I believe most style manuals--including MLA, APA, & Turabian--require 2 spaces after both a period and a colon.
That's exactly what I was taught and how I do it.
I knew I was right.
Posted: July 4th, 2007, 10:14 am
by JDUB
well evidently my teachers who were very strict on mla style didn't know what they were doing, b/c i've never done it and no one has ever mentioned it or marked off
Posted: July 4th, 2007, 10:22 am
by Sly Fox
Cider Jim wrote:I believe most style manuals--including MLA, APA, & Turabian--require 2 spaces after both a period and a colon.
I was taught differently about what happens after a semicolon. But since hardly anyone uses that punctuation mark anymore I guess it is no longer relevant.
Posted: July 4th, 2007, 10:26 am
by SuperJon
A semi-colon is only one space. A colon and period is two spaces.
Posted: July 4th, 2007, 11:24 am
by ATrain
For English papers: 2 spaces
Newspaper Articles: 1 space
Messageboards: who cares
Posted: July 4th, 2007, 11:30 am
by SuperJon
Why is there a difference between newspapers and regulars?
I'm not criticizing someone over a message board, I was just legitimately surprised that JDub hadn't been taught that.
Posted: July 4th, 2007, 11:54 am
by Cider Jim
A semi-colon is only one space. A colon and period is two spaces.
I hate to admit it, but Super is right--again.
Posted: July 4th, 2007, 11:57 am
by Fumblerooskies
Cider Jim wrote:A semi-colon is only one space. A colon and period is two spaces.
I hate to admit it, but Super is right--again.
Sounds like he knows enough that he can simply CLEP out of his 200 level English just through FF.
Posted: July 4th, 2007, 11:57 am
by SuperJon
Dude, I know my grammar. Even posting on here, I try to use the right punctuation and all of that good stuff.
Posted: July 4th, 2007, 12:39 pm
by PAmedic
I enjoy the use of semi-colons; they are quite beneficial to many sentences.
Posted: July 4th, 2007, 12:52 pm
by Fumblerooskies
PAmedic wrote:I enjoy the use of semi-colons; they are quite beneficial to many sentences.
That's funny....
...I pictured you more as a man more into colons.
Posted: July 4th, 2007, 1:17 pm
by jcmanson
I've always been told 2, but I've always used 1.
Posted: July 4th, 2007, 1:54 pm
by whmatthews
Dwight Shrute: That's a terrible idea.
Jim Halpert: What is?
Dwight Shrute: Them, in there all together. If they stay in there too long, they're gonna get on the same cycle. Wreak havoc on our plumbing.
Posted: July 4th, 2007, 1:54 pm
by SuperJon
What the heck was that, Will?
Posted: July 4th, 2007, 2:30 pm
by BJWilliams
When I write my papers and short stories I use one. I was taught two spaces as well but I just tended to use one because I was typing quickly (and often burning the midnight oil). BTW PA, that was a very funny comment about period and a happy marriage.