Facebook killed the radio star. And by radio star, I mean the premise of distributed forums around the internet. And that got got by Instagram/SnapChat. And that got got by TikTok. Where the fuck is the internet we once knew?
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MLA and CMS disagree with you. APA is the only style guide I've seen that advocates the archaic method of 2 spaces after a period.
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Our species really annoys me.
"archaic"? I don't think that's a good word for this situation.I use two. The choice is completely arbitrary, and there are advantages to both ways.
Quote from: Sidoh on January 20, 2011, 03:00:14 pm"archaic"? I don't think that's a good word for this situation.I use two. The choice is completely arbitrary, and there are advantages to both ways.From my understanding, two spaces after a period spawned from the typewriter generation. The monospaced font used was not very clear in what was a broad space (eg those found at the end of sentences) and a regular space, so two spaces were adopted for ease-of-reading. In the modern day, it's font-face dependent. Most fonts that people use on a day-to-day basis don't need to be adjusted.And, of course, the typewriter generation taught OUR generation how to use computers/write, so they passed down the legacy of double-spacing.
So.. what you're saying is that the single space is older? 'archaic' isn't the right word!
marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated: an archaic manner; an archaic notion.
It really doesn't matter to me. I've never stopped and criticized someone's post/blog/paper/etc. for using differing conventions. A lot of time it's not even that noticeable.
The use of double spaces in regular typeset is due largely to the use of double spaces in monotype. Since 99% of text is not monotype, I say that double-spacing is archaic.
And, of course, the typewriter generation taught OUR generation how to use computers/write, so they passed down the legacy of double-spacing.
I disagree. I find the extra space, even in situations in which I'm typing or reading in an adaptively-spaced font, to make it easier to find the ends of sentences and such. It provides an extra visual clue to your brain even if you're not cognitively aware of it.
That is where I am coming from. I read an OPED in Texas Tech's student paper where some pretentious douche was whining about this shit, so I decided to post this to my more educated forum people. And honestly, I'm 24 and learned to type on a typewriter...not a computer...like a fucking mechanical non-electric typewriter.I noticed in my case books that the authors only have one space between sentences. Also, recent Supreme Court decisions use only one space. I guess I should attempt to switch.