Computer typing: one space or two after a fullstop?
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AlastairSC
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AFAIK, both conventions are acceptable but the two-space after a period is the stricter rule. Depends where you did your typing training...
AFAIK, both conventions are acceptable but the two-space after a period is the stricter rule. Depends where you did your typing training...
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Depends what its for. If its for electronic publishing then one stop is a limitation of the technology and tools used. So it has become more common.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_stop
Depends what its for. If its for electronic publishing then one stop is a limitation of the technology and tools used. So it has become more common.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_stop
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If your new co-worker is insisting one is right and the other wrong, s/he may need a little gentle reminder that there is more than one way to skin a cat... or an irritating co-worker.
Either is correct, depending on the convention you're using. I have a personal prejudice against the two-spaces-after-full-stop myself, because the spacing can get badly messed up if you're justifying the text, specially if you're using a large font-size. As such, I have to repress the terrible urge to "correct" colleagues' work sent to me for comment. It's probably character building!
If your new co-worker is insisting one is right and the other wrong, s/he may need a little gentle reminder that there is more than one way to skin a cat... or an irritating co-worker.
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Just for fun, vary it at random, one two and occasionally 3 dots.
You can do a find and replace on ". " or ". " and make it consistent if they are that bothered.
Just for fun, vary it at random, one two and occasionally 3 dots.
You can do a find and replace on ". " or ". " and make it consistent if they are that bothered.
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Been typing on PCs since 1990, self taught. Never heard of two space rule until today. Now I'm wondering about all the business letters I sent over those years. Have I been the butt of office jokes all over the country !! I'll never look at a space the same way again.
Been typing on PCs since 1990, self taught. Never heard of two space rule until today. Now I'm wondering about all the business letters I sent over those years. Have I been the butt of office jokes all over the country !! I'll never look at a space the same way again.
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Did a course to learn how to type years ago - taught to leave two spaces after a full stop.
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Did a course to learn how to type years ago - taught to leave two spaces after a full stop.
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I've typing qualifications - I would use the 2 x spaces after a full stop. As a typing trainer - I can tell you that there are no hard and fast rules, it depends on who has trained you. Pitman trained typists use 2 x spaces in my experience. However when doing typing tests, if you use 2 x spaces then you can fail a test on accuracy!
So long as your text is grammatically correct and legible, I don't think it matters how many full stops you use.
I've typing qualifications - I would use the 2 x spaces after a full stop. As a typing trainer - I can tell you that there are no hard and fast rules, it depends on who has trained you. Pitman trained typists use 2 x spaces in my experience. However when doing typing tests, if you use 2 x spaces then you can fail a test on accuracy!
So long as your text is grammatically correct and legible, I don't think it matters how many full stops you use.
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Thanks - you have just convinced me that I should continue to use one so!
This question arose here on AAM about 4 years ago. Ill search and post the link here if I can find it.
This is what wiki has to say about "spacing after a full stop".
and this is interesting from [broken link removed]
aj
This is what wiki has to say about "spacing after a full stop".
and this is interesting from [broken link removed]
aj
so THAT's why justified text goes abnormaly wrong for me! my mother taught me the 2 space rule but reckon it could be civil service hang up bred in by the nuns (cover your ears Clubman ). personally i scan text (work related stuff) and find the lack of 2 spaces after a sentence a bit off putting. that said, i adhere to the 2 space rule yet dont use capitals at the begining of a sentence, can barely spell without spell checker and would have a job to point out a noun in a sentence, so perhaps the new rule should be whatever works for Word!!
). personally i scan text (work related stuff) and find the lack of 2 spaces after a sentence a bit off putting. that said, i adhere to the 2 space rule yet dont use capitals at the begining of a sentence, can barely spell without spell checker and would have a job to point out a noun in a sentence, so perhaps the new rule should be whatever works for Word!!Re: Computer typing
I tend just to use one full stop myself at the end of sentences. O, here goes.......................................
So long as your text is grammatically correct and legible, I don't think it matters how many full stops you use.
I tend just to use one full stop myself at the end of sentences. O, here goes.......................................
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Oh This post will be deleted if not edited to remove bad language, I read over that post 3 times and still didn't pick up on it!
Of course I meant spaces.....................
I tend just to use one full stop myself at the end of sentences. O, here goes.......................................
Oh This post will be deleted if not edited to remove bad language, I read over that post 3 times and still didn't pick up on it!
Of course I meant spaces.....................
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I know and I definitely put in two. Maybe it's a default. I put two spaces in this time too but it will probably come up as one again!
I think there is only ONE space after a full stop in your post...
I know and I definitely put in two. Maybe it's a default. I put two spaces in this time too but it will probably come up as one again!