Two Spaces after a Period? (2 Viewers)

[KiwiSaint]

It's wrong to use two spaces between sentences, Microsoft Word says | CNN Business

Using two spaces between sentences will be marked as an error in Microsoft Word. The style choice is a relic from the era of typewriters.

www.cnn.com

Microsoft needs to get off my lawn!

 

[Rickboy]

It’s hard as heck to break the two spaces habit. I still remember my typing teacher (Mrs. Norris) at WMHS talking about two spaces. Even now I occassionally hit the space bar twice after a period. I’ve even had a manager once point out that he knew I was at least 45 because of it. I once jokingly told him, THERE ARE TWO SPACES in a Star Trek TNG reference.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Aint no one got time for 2 spaces

 

[brandon8283]

I’m 36 but you can pry my two spaces from my cold, dead typing fingers.

 

[Grumpy Old Manatee]

It's wrong to use two spaces between sentences, Microsoft Word says | CNN Business

Using two spaces between sentences will be marked as an error in Microsoft Word. The style choice is a relic from the era of typewriters.

www.cnn.com

Microsoft needs to get off my lawn!

Funny thing is, the comma in that headline is being used improperly.

 

[superchuck500]

One space is for savages and statisticians. It’s no surprise that Microsoft would choose a world where we all use one space and get our hair cut by robots.

No thank you, I want to see colors. I want art. I want to live.

 

[superchuck500]

The Scientific Case for Two Spaces After a Period

A new study proves that half of people are correct. The other is also correct.

www.theatlantic.com

 

[FL_Saint]

At work, I am on a team that reviews, updates and writes policy for our nationwide program. We had this conversation a couple of years ago. A lot of strong opinions back and forth, but apparently the two spaces after a period has been dead for many years. I believe that all modern writing style guides call for one space.

I am 51 this year and it hasn't been a difficult transition for me. But there are still holdouts, for sure.

 

[Bleu Raeder]

Grammarly enforces the one space rule even if you type 2. This and the Oxford comma, or not.

 

[superchuck500]

1 or 2 spaces after a period to end a sentence?

It was brought to my attention today that I am not suppose to use 2 spaces. I was taught back in Jr. High to use 2 and now I am hearing it is wrong.... What's your thoughts?

saintsreport.com

 

[KiwiSaint]

I’ve read that resume/CV screening programs kick out documents with two spaces as an indirect way to weed out us old farts...

 

[Eeyore]

I had to break the 2 space habit when I went back to school. I was required to follow a format that specified 1 space only. We would lose 1 point for every formatting error.

 

[0rion]

Why have I never heard of this? I'm 49 but my entire life the only thing I've ever known is 1 space after a period. It's how I was taught.

 

[superchuck500]

I’ve read that resume/CV screening programs kick out documents with two spaces as an indirect way to weed out us old farts...

If I was on the board of a company that was doing that, I would push to fire whoever made that asinine decision.

 

[KiwiSaint]

Why have I never heard of this? I'm 49 but my entire life the only thing I've ever known is 1 space after a period. It's how I was taught.

Were you raised by wolves...