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Bertha Venation

(21,484 posts) Wed Aug 22, 2012, 02:01 PM Aug 2012

Two spaces after a period -- yes or no? [View all]

Someone here in the law firm where I work told me that putting two spaces after a period is no longer done.

Have you heard this? What do you think?

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	two spaces after period always
	12 (52%)
	two spaces after period sometimes (explain)
	2 (9%)
	one space after period always
	9 (39%)
	one space after period sometimes (explain)
	0 (0%)
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Two spaces after a period -- yes or no? [View all] Bertha Venation Aug 2012 OP

if it's a period marking the end of a sentence, two spaces. I have read though... CurtEastPoint Aug 2012 #1

In the digital age it's one space. Always. Auggie Aug 2012 #2

That's how I see it. Phentex Aug 2012 #30

I always do one space because I was never taught any different - but I wouldn't petronius Aug 2012 #3

Here, it's one space pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #4

Damn kids - they need to get off my lawn! LynneSin Aug 2012 #5

Hey, Old Fart pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #6

Because I'm an old fart... pipi_k Aug 2012 #7

Our revenge will come when they cut themselves down to 1/2 space pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #10

Yes! It makes seeing the sentence breaks easier. A Simple Game Aug 2012 #35

My 31 yr old daughter told me it is now 1. Used to be 2. Doesn't look right with 1, though! NRaleighLiberal Aug 2012 #8

I know, right? It looks WEIRD with just one space! Curtland1015 Aug 2012 #11

It took a long time, but I eventually did train my thumbs to do one space. hunter Aug 2012 #9

Two spaces. Orrex Aug 2012 #12

miss bertha! blueknight Aug 2012 #13

hahahahahaha Bertha Venation Aug 2012 #16

I was taught two.. Wounded Bear Aug 2012 #14

One space with Word Processing software; two spaces with a typewriter JaneQPublic Aug 2012 #15

We don't use justify in our documents. Bertha Venation Aug 2012 #18

"Grammar Girl" explains it better than I. JaneQPublic Aug 2012 #19

Ah . . . very interesting Bertha Venation Aug 2012 #22

Right on the money. ManiacJoe Aug 2012 #34

There's only one space after a period in academia. Alduin Aug 2012 #17

Only if you indent 5 spaces for each paragraph. hobbit709 Aug 2012 #20

Absolutely a2liberal Aug 2012 #21

Hard copy two. Electronic copy one. ohiosmith Aug 2012 #23

Yeah, it has something to do with font sizing. Liberal Veteran Aug 2012 #24

I learned on a Selectric. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #26

Two. That's how I learned to type (thank you Mrs. Hunter), but modern publishing says one. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #25

one space unless you're using a fixed-width font fishwax Aug 2012 #27

It's two for me, but my editor made me take out the extra ones. Digital writing only gets one, GreenPartyVoter Aug 2012 #28

Only Luddites continue to use two spaces NV Whino Aug 2012 #29

Do you put two spaces after a period when you write something out in longhand? baldguy Aug 2012 #31

That is how I learned it back in typing class in the mid 70s. Kali Aug 2012 #32

It's only sometimes. YellowRubberDuckie Aug 2012 #33

One Ter Aug 2012 #36

Give her as much space as she wants! whistler162 Aug 2012 #37

One is enough NoPasaran Aug 2012 #38

One. You CAN unlearn the habit of two. grasswire Aug 2012 #39

Interesting. Used to be required, elleng Aug 2012 #40

Two spaces. That was drilled into me by Mrs. Walker. One space was considered a mistake and Arkansas Granny Aug 2012 #41

screw two orleans Aug 2012 #42