How Many Spaces Go After a Period?

The Batlord · 09-30-2017, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

Frownland, whenever you have a pressing question to what is and what should never be maybe should ask Chula Vista. Two spaces is a type setter rule. However things have changed since their time. The type setter has gone the way of the elevator operator, and the elevator when has gone the way of the share cropper. I think when you use two spaces between a sentence when posting on MB the programmy thing (whatever MB uses) reduces it to just one space automatically and without your consent. The computers are taking over, it might be spaces today, tomorrow probably whole content. Anything controversial will be edited to meet PC standards. Metaphorically spaces are the camels nose in the tent. Thank you for bringing up this important yet overlooked issue. George Orwell predicted the future when he said "2+2=5" cause now with computers "two spaces = one space."

I don't care what anyone says, Nea tokes.

Plankton · 09-30-2017, 08:30 PM

The real question here is, if you use a serif type, does that translate itself. I concur.

djchameleon · 10-02-2017, 02:51 AM

I had to use a typewriter in high school for our keyboarding class. I kind of hated that my accounting class was right next door. So we constantly had to hear the clicky clack and bell sounds.

View Poll Results: How Many Spaces After You End a Sentence
Zero	1	5.56%
One	10	55.56%
Two	3	16.67%
Three	3	16.67%
I Don't Know How to Type	1	5.56%
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