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Makes me kinda sad. I don't recall whether it's a generational thing, a computer typing class thing, or just wrong. But I've done it for 20+ years and it's hard to correct.
BichoDePe
That's one of the ways they caught college applicant cheats...essays were double spaced after periods. Turns out 18-year olds don't do that.
Jayboots
Same, I finally got rid of the double space this year after 30+ yrs. It's kind of liberating tbh.
OriginalPiR8
Father was a typesetter all his life. All authors work is typeset. Every English typesetter will remove them as it is not good practice.
OriginalPiR8
They use other packages like Quark to control those things. Double space is simply a word document thing not a print thing
OriginalPiR8
Dad would enjoy talking at length about this non sense but I don't really care but I tight it would be of interest
silbendrechsler
LaTeX will of course happily ignore w/e extra whitespace you put and do spacing for you according to language settings unless told not to.
brambleramble
love me some LaTeX, still produces the nicest layout imo
spitslap
SybilCrawley
..not the 1900's anymore? *shrug emoji*
Velina
im sorry dude, i used to do it too. think i learned it in school something like 25 years ago.
SybilCrawley
Yeah... back in the 1900's.
gobblinal
Last century.
bassaro
Dear friend. I will triple-space on your behalf. To make up the difference.
blueridgedog
Okay...so why are people starting to put only one space after a period? What gives?
serleth
I still do it most everywhere. Looks cleaner.
TorPemBoy
Nooooo !!!! Keep at it. See this. I have 2 spaces. After. Each. Period.
knowallknownothing
I do the double space too. But my phone changed it to a period and a single space. Some applications will remove the extra space. Like Teams
secretoaster
You can work for the airforce. They still enforce double space after the period on legal documents
suzelloozel1978
I still double space in Word, i think it looks nicer. In emails and texts, I sometimes triple space or no space at all, whatever :)
ageek3000
It's generational. All us old people do or used to do it. Now, I can tell someone is old from their texts/emails when I see the spaces.
RustyArkSparkler412
I also missed the memo on this...I've tried to correct it but said f it-
tinydog
I did the double-space for ~35 years. It helps to visually separate sentences. But, web browsers and apps strip them.
HeadJamistan
tinydog
That's also how I talk to my cat. And beatbox.
Sealkin
My Imgur app doesn't, I'm having that discussion in other comments. *hugs double spaces*
Adester
SpacesAreOverratedOnACharacterLimitedSocialMediaWebsite.
daranthered
I read this as a series of hisses and hums. Like Parcel Tongue.
FishDimension
soarecapitallettersandperiods
TheChunguskaEvent
It's a generational thing, I think. Law school broke me of it. I still do find+replace to get rid of double spaces.
my2k2zx2
That's what I was taught and continue to do. Had no idea that a single space was common
AlwaysTiredLiliVonSchtupp
I haven't done that since people started using emojis in emails. Proper format no longer applies it seems
Sealkin
Emojis weren't a thing, and LOL was a teenager AOL chat thing that would pass over soon, we hoped...
AllShallBowToEmrakul
It breaks up the reading. I really dont understand the move away from the double space
Mithi
Confused German here, has anyone NOT from the USA ever heard of double spacing? I haven't in 53 years.
photog
I never have. Didn't even know it was a thing. I'm older btw.
thoushaltnotpass
My Polish colleague does it all the time, makes me nervous when reviewing his reports.
AbdulMasaiev
I can assure you it's not a Polish thing though. It's a "your colleague is weird" thing.
thoushaltnotpass
I knew that already :)
justanotherdude6710
I have never done it and wasn't taught to do it. I am 31. What bothers me is the lack of indent on a new paragraph.
tounushi
I was wondering what had happened to that.
idontknowyoufromadam
As a Swede, I don't recall this was ever a thing. However, had an English manager once who spent a lot of time adding spaces to my reports.
RigoryMorty
No, I've never heard of it. It doesn't look better either, it looks off.
BeckyNosferatu
I was taught in typing class in the mid-90s to do it. (mid-central USA here) I don't do it now though thanks to character limits.
KittenVonCatsworth
Shit, I'm 40 years old in the USA and not even I've ever done it. I didn't know it was a thing until I was in college.
Deshalope
As a Latvian, it doesn't seem to have ever been a thing here.
MrWobblyHead
41 from England, and I've not known it to be taught here. I have heard of it though.
DrankTooMuchMead
I hear you, but there are bigger fish to fry! Gen Z puts the dollar sign on the wrong side! (Ex. 10$)
SpockIsMyHomeboy
The internet in general has told me it's no longer needed, BUT I WILL KEEP THE DOUBLE SPACE ALIIIIVVVVEEEE.
Boris23
mikeymikec
There are dozens of us. DOZENS!
marcnoel1052
As will I.
Sealkin
Spock is one of my top 3 characters of all time, just fyi. ❤️
SpockIsMyHomeboy
beoluves
Ah, you're old old.
applesforjuice
I'm 29 and that's how I was taught. Don't use it though
Sealkin
We're way better than the new old.
RawBlow
I use the double space, will never stop, and @OP you've used it twice in your description. Don't be ashamed.
RawBlow
And yes, imgur strips the double space out of comments so your sentences look crammed together.
Sealkin
Eh? It doesn't on mobile. I've taken screenshots. For double spaces, it makes it no spaces, not a single?
TrixNStix
Omg I feel this post @op
unremarkableasterisk
Good luck prying away the double space from my Oxford comma loving hands!
kaarbaakimgr
It literally makes my head explode
graceinsheepsclothing
But the double space is now considered an error in any publishing.
LegosBearsAndSex
This!
daranthered
Those at least serve a syntaxical purpose
neffstradamus
The sensible path is NO extra space and YES Oxford comma!!
unremarkableasterisk
Oh, I totally agree. Just a hard habit to break!
jqubed
I was a longtime user of two spaces, but Butterick’s Practical Typography convinced me to change, and it only took about a week.
jqubed
I recommend the whole book, but you can read the chapter here: https://practicaltypography.com/one-space-between-sentences.html
Litcube
This is correct.
KittenVonCatsworth
HsuDoNihm
You realize you're insisting on triple-spacing. Oxford expects better of you.
DontCommentWhenDrunk
I agree, but Oxford-comma-loving should be hyphenated.
dahjay
Just buy Grammarly
graceinsheepsclothing
No, there should be no hyphen between Oxford and comma and an en dash between comma and loving.
Flexcalibur
This sounds right.
DontCommentWhenDrunk
Yeh, I can see how that's reasonable.
76000BatteryLlamas
What if he is from Oxford and also loves commas?
Bunnies007
Then he's an Oxonian comma lover. or a comma-loving Oxonian.
reallybigdogtrappedinamansbody
That’s only for a compound adjective (which this is not). At most you’d write ‘Oxford-comma loving’ not hyphenate the whole thing. >
graceinsheepsclothing
But you're not right. You'd never hyphenate Oxford and comma.
DontCommentWhenDrunk
Why is it not? His hands don't just love, they don't just love commas, they specifically love Oxford commas.
SindarElla
Wait I thought the hyphen would go between comma & loving, since "Oxford comma" is the noun and "loving" is the participle
graceinsheepsclothing
Yes on placement but make it an en dash.
KoRplussomeletters
Why an en-dash? Isn't it literally called "hyphenation"? I've only seen them used for ranges (1920-1930) (can't type one on mobile)
reallybigdogtrappedinamansbody
< Btw I only correct people’s grammar when they’re correcting someone else ✌️
Flexcalibur
Yeah, I don't think that's right, though. It's not an Oxford-comma, it's an Oxford comma. Never a reason to add a hyphen between the two.
Flexcalibur
I can see "Oxford comma-loving," in the vein of "money-grubbing."
Syrpynt
I use Oxford commas, but I always thought that the double space was bullshit. As a child, and still as an adult. *pinkies out* yeah w/e.
daranthered
I liked it in college when it gave you an extra character per sentence.
evildadunit
IBM Selectric, doublewhap that thumbbar baby
VC999999
Saw a clip of an old TV show and an IMB selectric was shown with the globe being swapped to change font. I had one for years till PC's.
lostinamapfactory
I had the same issue. I did typing class as well, but it turns out the double space is unnecessary is this modern world
Mesange
I was told years ago: one space when typing on a computer, two spaces on a typewriter.
Mesange
Plus word processing softwares have alignment functions. Typewriters don't.
soulsource
Actual typesetting software still uses it. It's just some broken WYSIWYG crap that doesn't distinguish between sentences and abbreviations.
Stase
It's a habit people got back when typers had formated letter spacing. So as there was kind of a space before the period, they added 2 after.
elbootio
It's not unnecessary, I find it helpful and still do it. Most of the time.
salunatics
It is relevant for monospaced fonts, but those are becoming exceedingly rare. I only see them in AutoCAD documents.
justravenhere10
Say that to trying to pad a term paper. That and increasing the type size on punctuation can get an extra 1/4 page easily
Metadonmixer
At my uni, a page was defined as 2400 characters, no, more no less. No regards to actual physical pagecount...
chiefrunswithscissors
No more no less? We had about 200 word leniency either way
Metadonmixer
No, 2400 was the definition.
METROlD
I was never taught to double space. My French wife said I should re-do my entire resume. Yeah, no. I changed it back. It looks weird.
MrStrigidae
I will die with my honor intact
Moose79
penzick
I wish more ppl would do it when texting bc it auto adds a period in place of one of the spaces. Would make a lot of comments easier to read
JetrelPixelArt
Nah, it makes stuff a lot easier to read. Computer's auto-kerning doesn't put enough space between sentences by default.
LooseyGooseyBrett
Current APA style is one space after period
Audasity
fuck APA, that shit is stupid
PragmaticPrimate
yes, psychologist should stop trying to control our lives
FloodingWaters
Settle down, hubbard
FweejTheOverseer
lostinamapfactory
Interesting. Need to read up on it.
HandoB4Javert
You just did.
mrgreen326
I went back to school and got corrected on it three times, I don't agree though it makes it easier to see where the sentence ends.
fnxweb
I read a study that said those who don't double can read either, but those who do find it harder to read single spaced. I double.
Sinasohn
It is still necessary, just as please and thank you are necessary. Sure, people can read stuff without it but let's be nice & use 2 spaces.
Flexcalibur
I think it's a bit of a stretch to frame the double space as a manners issue. Nobody's refusing to do it to be mean to others.
lostinamapfactory
Take.That!
Flexcalibur
lol I stand corrected
Sinasohn
No, but that extra bit of kindness never hurts. Someone's not mean if they don't hold the door for you but they're being nicer if they do.
Flexcalibur
What I'm saying is, the double space after the period isn't a kindness issue to begin with. You may prefer it, but others aren't being rude
Flexcalibur
by not using it. It's what they were likely taught; it's the common practice now by a wide margin, and no one is doing it to be selfish.
hwatL4bloopy
I think double spacing just adds the period for me if your spell check is running
penzick
It does. On my phone it works with spell check off, too.
interesseret
Not for me on android
Beezlebubble
I have android, it does. Doing it right now while typing this. Get owned
BarryTheCyborg
You have to enable it in the settings. It's not on by default
CheesecakePi
It was on by default for me. Though now I know I could disable that, because it always annoyed the crap out of me.
ZackWester
for me its on. and I dublespace because that the linebreak command in reddit.
geee2
I double space for readability. Might not help others, but it makes sentences much clear for me. Space is usually big in the e-world.
Thatknifeguy
Having the double space helps me read faster. I spend less time going back because the sentence no longer makes sense.
Awomdy
There are fonts like Cadman and dyslexia that help address this automatically now. Works great
HovercraftFullofBees
Have dyslexia. Fonts don't help me. Only the double space does.
BishlamekGurpgork
It's a holdover from the typewriter age that digital kerning addresses without need for special handling.
JetrelPixelArt
I personally disagree — the default computers do doesn't put enough of a gap in there. It's easier to read with more of a clear separation.
Arbitrarynamehere
Yeah idk I just like the look of two spaces more.
BishlamekGurpgork
That's fine, as long as you're consistent. I'm not telling you what's stylish, I'm telling you why the practice changed.
kwyjiboner
It's a holdover from monospace typefaces (typewriters). Totally unneccessary with modern fonts.
Qualtagh
There are definitely fonts hiding out there which mangle the after-period spacing
circlebreaker
Tell that to my Grade 5 English teacher circa 1995.
Arenlor
Even unnecessary with non-modern fonts that were monospace. It was some typewriters and that's it.
amismenow
Sealkin
But I like it. More of a pause between sentences. =(
wr8070m98
I 100% agree; it just looks better. I also compose most of my emails in notepad before copying into email client, and notepad shows it.
Vermidian
As someone who didn't grow up with it, and to takes the rules of written language very literally, I have always hated it. But I get it too
graehall
ellipsis... may be something to look into
ilhares
That's what I assume people use when their thought train has stalled.
UnitConversionBotButTerrible
SandwichRGood
That must be why old people use them so often while typing
H2ONerd
Ellipsis isn't the same as a period though...
etcnotect
Yes, it's three of them
Soufange
Get some pads, the periods are running on!!
WoodyPhyseter
I'm broken too. I'm stubborn enough to have thought this was the right way to type. Just asked my SO; has no idea about it. Typing classes
RetrogradeLlama
Waste of a space. Here's the fun part: Even if you do it, it will be stripped out of the post.
PGMacDesign
message.replace(" ", " ")
Thatusernamehasalreadybeen
This is true of most word processor programs now as well - they are set to take out the excess double space so you don't have to retrain.
mustardburp
"Brevity is the soul of wit."
Guidocat
Penis.
mustardburp
you have earned your black belt, sensei.
Omoi113
Try me.... Test test, DOUBLE SPACE test test!. Ha
fnxweb
Not here on phone. But it is effectively stripped out of HTML, so might accidentally not appear in browsers.
Sealkin
Really? Let's see. Here's a double. And here's a single. La la la. La.
RetrogradeLlama
"What da ya think of your Moses now?".
trigonman3
Web browser standard is to omit more than one space, even if multiple spaces are there in the HTML.
Regeny
No double space. I copied our text into an editor and searched for double space.
dmorulez
Sealkin
Regeny
Maybe app and website are different hmm
Sealkin
For sure, I know I can't see a lot of accolades and trophies on this. iOS app.
Sealkin
Those still look like double.
CarpoolTunnelSyndrome
I can't tell
TheUnspeakableh
Web browsers have what is known as Whitespace Consolidation, unless inside special tags all groups of spaces are condensed into one space.
RummageSaleBubbler
On the web version, they all look single spaced.
fnxweb
That's the browser/HTML doing that, then. Viewing the page source will probably show two spaces, but of course that doesn't help.
RummageSaleBubbler
Spot on. Cursor is highlighting a double space. In HTML, multiple spaces are always displayed as a single .
Sealkin
Ah, I'm not using that.
Sealkin
RummageSaleBubbler
Imgur should work towards unifying the platforms' display. There's also a bug where some images render on mobile, but not web; and some rev.