Way back when I learned to type on typewriters, I was taught to use two spaces.  (I was also taught to spell out numbers less than 10, but that's another discussion.)  I still use two spaces out of habit, but here's a thought.

On my iPhone, when writing if you hit the space bar twice, a period will be automatically be inserted and the next letter is automatically capitalized.  Knowing how Apple seems to be taking over this world (at least my world), that gives credibility to using two spaces after the period.  That's my two cents.

Ciao!

Quote from: bobspapa on December 01, 2011, 09:27:29 AM
if a plane occupies two spaces on a treadmill.  .  .  .  .  will it take off?

Fixed it for you.

When I was taught typing (read: mid-to-late 90s), using two spaces before beginning another sentence never came up. When reading about it, I've generally seen it discussed as a relic of the typewriter age.

Quote from: r_ciao on December 01, 2011, 09:43:33 AM
On my iPhone, when writing if you hit the space bar twice, a period will be automatically be inserted and the next letter is automatically capitalized.  Knowing how Apple seems to be taking over this world (at least my world), that gives credibility to using two spaces after the period.  That's my two cents.

It does that on Androids too, but there's only one space after the period. It's just a texting shortcut.

Quote from: Buckethead on December 01, 2011, 08:00:57 AMSo sayeth the MLA.

Quote from: derby on December 01, 2011, 09:03:09 AM
http://www.mla.org/style_faq3


How many spaces should I leave after a period or other concluding mark of punctuation?

Publications in the United States today usually have the same spacing after a punctuation mark as between words on the same line. Since word processors make available the same fonts used by typesetters for printed works, many writers, influenced by the look of typeset publications, now leave only one space after a concluding punctuation mark. In addition, most publishers' guidelines for preparing electronic manuscripts ask authors to type only the spaces that are to appear in print.

Because it is increasingly common for papers and manuscripts to be prepared with a single space after all punctuation marks, this spacing is shown in the examples in the MLA Handbook and the MLA Style Manual. As a practical matter, however, there is nothing wrong with using two spaces after concluding punctuation marks unless an instructor or editor requests that you do otherwise.

Derby, derby. 

1-Spacers are the elistists who think they are better than the rest of us 2-Spacers.  They control all the extra room you save in a text with having 1 space after periods while the rest of us have nothing.  I saw we all go out to occupy MLA Handbook and show them how their greed for space between sentences has screwed the English speaking poplulation!

Quote from: il d00d on December 01, 2011, 08:50:56 AM
Something I wonder - has SMS, IM, Tweeting, and the proliferation of other forms of text communication improved grammar?  I ask this knowing that we collectively shit on our written language 160 characters at a time, but also knowing full well there is a grammar nazi on every forum, blog, etc.

no, but its' basically weaponized grammar for the art of trolling.

I've used one since...

the beginning of time.

Quote from: ducpainter on December 01, 2011, 01:43:34 PM
I've used one since...

the beginning of time.

There were four in that one post! 

Quote from: Some Kind of Pip on December 01, 2011, 01:47:37 PM
There were four in that one post! 

Four periods...one space.

Quote from: ducpainter on December 01, 2011, 01:49:08 PM
Four periods...one space.

You crafty ol' painter. 

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I've used one since...

the beginning of time.
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Since the beginning of time?  I can understand not wanting to hit the space bar twice but when using a chisel does it really matter? 

; D

Quote from: The Architect on December 01, 2011, 02:05:42 PM

Since the beginning of time?  I can understand not wanting to hit the space bar twice but when using a chisel does it really matter? 

; D

A guy gets tired ya know.

i make ads for a living, our copywriters don't get paid if they use 2... just sayin' 

Quote from: Buckethead on December 01, 2011, 10:44:07 AM
Derby, derby. 

ah, i didn't realize that was a link.