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Apr 11, 2014
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2FarGone
Interestingly enough, MLA, Chicago and Turabian
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Trying to break the habit of adding two spaces after a period is hard.
srey
4/11/14 7:38am
Why are you trying to break that habit?
Indy Coug
4/11/14 7:38am
Because I'm trendy, and CB told me that two spaces is an outdated relic of
srey
4/11/14 7:41am
because he finally got rid of his typewriter
The Shazad
4/11/14 7:42am
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Mall Santa
4/11/14 7:57am
Typewritter monospace fonts usually use two spaces after periods.
Non-donor troll
4/11/14 7:59am
Because someone somewhere decided it isn't correct anymore.
Walter Bellhaven
4/11/14 7:42am
Because you don't like proper grammar?
2FarGone
4/11/14 7:40am
2 spaces is no longer taught as proper grammar.
cougarick
4/11/14 7:42am
Considering that I have taught grammar, I disagree.
2FarGone
4/11/14 7:44am
Did you teach grammar, or the philosophies of 2FarGone mingled with grammar?
srey
4/11/14 7:45am
It was graduate school-level, ready-for-publication grammar
2FarGone
4/11/14 7:46am
I have also worked as an editor for publications
2FarGone
4/11/14 7:47am
Hey, I think it looks better, but after doing some research spurred by CB
cougarick
4/11/14 7:52am
First, Common Core. Now, only one space after a period!?
2FarGone
4/11/14 7:57am
One space has been the standard in public schools for at least 10 years
TrueAndBlue
4/11/14 9:02am
Excellent. You are not wrong, but as someone who has studied and taught grammar
srey
4/11/14 7:50am
Actually, I don't care either, as long as you are consistent you are fine
2FarGone
4/11/14 7:54am
IMO, either one is acceptable in today's world. Don't know that you need to
cougarick
4/11/14 7:55am
When did you teach it?
Walter Bellhaven
4/11/14 7:46am
Last year.
2FarGone
4/11/14 7:46am
Well then you taught differently than most are teaching now
Walter Bellhaven
4/11/14 7:47am
To quote Indiana Jones, "Everyone is lost but me."
2FarGone
4/11/14 7:48am
What subject do you teach? MLA, Chicago, and Turabian all use one. I think APA
Non-donor troll
4/11/14 7:50am
Interestingly enough, MLA, Chicago and Turabian
2FarGone
4/11/14 7:53am
And the publications chose two spaces or everyone just used two spaces because
Non-donor troll
4/11/14 7:57am
In the last decade or so?
Non-donor troll
4/11/14 7:46am
From the Chicago Manual of Style Online:
SoCalCoug
4/11/14 8:05am
This is what I hate about grammar.
couldge
4/11/14 8:29am
It's not a grammatical issue
gustav88
4/11/14 7:53am
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AF Cougar
4/11/14 7:51am
One space. Two spaces. 100% difference.
Yakov
4/11/14 7:56am
This was one of my New Years Resolutions. It took a couple months, but I'm a
rdiddy801
4/11/14 8:00am
I've always used one space after a period. Didn't know another way was used.
John Doe
4/11/14 8:01am
I tried to make the switch 2 years ago, and I still have to do a find and
workindev
4/11/14 8:05am
Stopped doing it 4 years ago. One space looks so much better and cleaner.
WDaddy
4/11/14 8:20am
1 space, 2 spaces, whatever it takes.
Cosmo Kramer
4/11/14 8:23am
comes in handy for tweeting
crm48
4/11/14 8:27am
Yep. Tweets are my go to reference for all my speeling and gramer needs.
supertux
4/11/14 9:24am
APA 6th edition is 2 spaces...either that or the dissertation
bigbluecougar
4/11/14 8:41am
Don't worry about your dissertation. Nobody will ever read it anyway.
WDaddy
4/11/14 8:47am
I've been trying for years. Still can't do it.
Shimmy
4/11/14 9:44am
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