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Dec 12, 2014
3:36:10pm

benny1982

Besides, the reasoning for only doing one is that you don't need two to

effectively distinguish one sentence from another with the fonts we use on computers. But I still have an easier time reading dense legal documents when there are 2 spaces between sentences. Also, the partners at my firm prefer 2, so that's what I do. So take that.

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benny1982

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RE: Oxford Comma and Spaces

12/12/14 3:17pm

Hint: I don't care.

benny1982

12/12/14 3:26pm

that's not a hint

Sea Chicken

12/12/14 3:29pm

It's a hint into my thought process.

benny1982

12/12/14 3:29pm

Apparently you care enough to post.

12/12/14 3:49pm

No, meaning I don't care what Slate thinks, I'm going to continue with 2 spaces.

benny1982

12/12/14 3:52pm

Oh that's what you meant. Sorry for the confusion.

12/12/14 5:58pm

And my answer is still "I don't care." I do what I prefer.

benny1982

12/12/14 6:02pm

Fair enough. That attitude reminds me of a certain fringe LDS group.

12/12/14 6:26pm

If my salvation were on the line, I'd probably reevaluate.

benny1982

12/12/14 6:46pm

All this time I've been doing it wrong. Who knew?

El Fuego

12/12/14 3:27pm

I'm guilty of the two spaces

CSoul

12/12/14 3:29pm

^^^This. At some point, the typesetter freaks are just going to have to adapt

Hambone

12/12/14 3:33pm

Besides, the reasoning for only doing one is that you don't need two to

benny1982

12/12/14 3:36pm

If you do stuff on the web, it doesn't matter.

El Jefe

12/12/14 3:45pm

I know, that's why I don't have much impetus to change

CSoul

12/12/14 3:48pm

How about escaping

RebelScum

12/12/14 4:29pm

Multi-space test: Yo!

RebelScum

12/12/14 4:30pm

Oh snap! I'm amazing.

RebelScum

12/12/14 4:31pm

Link:

El Jefe

12/12/14 4:46pm

See. I told you it would only be for a minute.

RebelScum

12/12/14 4:49pm

I thought it would be tough, but it was fairly easy. Only two days for me

12/12/14 3:49pm

I do one but if everyone's thinks it's two then that's what people should do

cougarfann888

12/12/14 3:32pm

Based on that logic, everybody should leave the Church

12/12/14 3:51pm

So, according to the article, almost everybody uses two spaces.

El Jefe

12/12/14 3:42pm

I sometimes use two spaces because it increases readability.

YSMACK

12/12/14 3:55pm

For the sake of the Children it should be two spaces. Think of the children!!!

rcbyufan

12/12/14 4:06pm

Anyone who identified themselves as a two-spacer,

Finngirl

12/12/14 4:17pm

I guarantee that I'm younger than you.

benny1982

12/12/14 4:18pm

And by guarantee, I mean "think maybe probably."

benny1982

12/12/14 4:19pm

Depends if 1982 is your HS graduation or your birthdate.

Finngirl

12/12/14 5:20pm

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