How many spaces do you put between sentences?

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: Throckmorton
2 spaces is not correct. It used to be a convention but it isn't anymore.

so, is it incorrect or is it just not convention?

two different things

 

[sash1]

okay, time to end this thread. straight from MLA.org. complete with explanation as well.

and to quote my MLA style handbook: "A single space between sentences is correct. If your word processor automatically places two spaces between sentences, this style is acceptable."

two is acceptable, one is correct.

edit: and as i said earlier, Chicago also says one is correct, though i think they take a firmer stance on it saying two shouldn't be used.

 

[Shawn]

1. I grew up with computers.

 

[BeauJangles]

One space is correct now. I use two anyway.

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: Shawn
1. I grew up with computers.

x infinity

 

[BW86]

2

 

[Ricochet]

1 is fine for emails and all form of electronic communications, but I would use 2 for printed documents and formal letters.

 

[clamum]

One space, for any type of communication or paper I've written.

 

[HankToms]

I fell asleep after reading this thread and had a dream where I was on my back looking at the clouds and then Mustafa, James Earl Jones, and Darth Vadar appeared in the clouds and said to use two spaces after a sentence so thats what I do.

 

[Tobolo]

2

 

[SmoochyTX]

TWO

 

[MotionMan]

Judges (and their clerks) like two spaces, so I do two spaces.

MotionMan

 

[thecrecarc]

According to the APA, the MLA and The Chicago Manual of Style, one space is correct.

QED.

 

[IronWing]

One space is just another example of the homosexual lifestyle being rammed down the throats of decent Americans.

 

[KK]

We all should not be using spaces.
The return key is where it's at.

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Bump because Zim thinks that a repost from a year ago+ justifies locking a new thread as "Repost"

Cheers Zim :beer:

 

[Babbles]

WTF?

I just saw that my other thread got locked.

It has been ~ 16 months.

Really??!!

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: mrSHEiK124
Bump because Zim thinks that a repost from a year ago+ justifies locking a new thread as "Repost"

Cheers Zim :beer:

All I did was a quick search since I know it's been covered before!

<-- Takes the :beer: and runs!

 

[Babbles]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: mrSHEiK124
Bump because Zim thinks that a repost from a year ago+ justifies locking a new thread as "Repost"

Cheers Zim :beer:

All I did was a quick search since I know it's been covered before!

<-- Takes the :beer: and runs!

Still very lame!

And gimmie that :beer: back. . . bad mod, no :beer:

 

[SmoochyTX]

Originally posted by: Babbles
WTF?

I just saw that my other thread got locked.

It has been ~ 16 months.

Really??!!

And judging from the responses at the beginning of this thread, it's a REPOST as well!

:laugh:

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX

Originally posted by: Babbles
WTF?

I just saw that my other thread got locked.

It has been ~ 16 months.

Really??!!

And judging from the responses at the beginning of this thread, it's a REPOST as well!

:laugh:

Oh it's definitely a repost! :laugh:

 

[Babbles]

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX

Originally posted by: Babbles
WTF?

I just saw that my other thread got locked.

It has been ~ 16 months.

Really??!!

And judging from the responses at the beginning of this thread, it's a REPOST as well!

:laugh:

That's what I gathered as well, but in all of my neffing here I do not recall ever seeing this topic come up.

Not that I am the be-all and end-all of lurking. . .

 

[mrSHEiK124]

LOL WUT

 

[WelshBloke]

Originally posted by: ironwing
One space is just another example of the homosexual lifestyle being rammed down the throats of decent Americans.

I think you can get arrested for that ( at least if you dont buy them a drink first)

 

[duragezic]

I always got annoyed when working on group projects when some of the people used two spaces and I used one. Actually, some of the people's writing skills were so extremely awful that the two spaces thing was the least of my worries.

What's with this poll and some of the comments? For some reason, tons of people think two spaces is the rule.