tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post5788148247888461262..comments2024-03-21T05:29:55.156-04:00Comments on What's New?: Need Space?Marcie Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875450055729085955noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-57484693324579179962013-04-29T11:07:29.282-04:002013-04-29T11:07:29.282-04:00This is so funny because I started transitioning t...This is so funny because I started transitioning to one space a couple weeks ago and it is so hard! My rebellious fingers just add that other space all on their own. <br /><br />Happy Birthday! So you're 30 now?Lauri Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714245926405732068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-88112390992386190782013-04-25T10:42:58.099-04:002013-04-25T10:42:58.099-04:00One space. I never learned to type properly so tha...One space. I never learned to type properly so that's quite enough for me.<br />:-)JGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01779570439902848212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-52374043676104224472013-04-23T11:08:17.379-04:002013-04-23T11:08:17.379-04:00I try to use one when I remember. But I default to...I try to use one when I remember. But I default to two (because I'm that old). :-)Margaret G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09733018997449718092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-34259765425802405452013-04-23T09:25:02.064-04:002013-04-23T09:25:02.064-04:00Marcie, one, but I learned two also in school, sin...Marcie, one, but I learned two also in school, since I too was taught on a typewriter.Kirsten Larsonhttp://creatingcuriouskids.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-68288518002498349082013-04-22T23:51:34.437-04:002013-04-22T23:51:34.437-04:00Yes I was also taught that two spaces should be us...Yes I was also taught that two spaces should be used after a period. But my word program added that squiggly red line as if I had committed a horrible error.I looked it up and discovered one is the correct way.I still prefer two, it's spacier and it gives the reader a chance to ponder.Kathy Cornell Bermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319423753276244955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-35570337619595377272013-04-22T23:44:39.485-04:002013-04-22T23:44:39.485-04:00I also was taught to use two spaces,but my word pr...I also was taught to use two spaces,but my word program underlines it with the bright red line, like I'm committing a crime.So I looked it up and yes,one is correct.But I think the two spaces looks spacier.<br />Kathy Cornell Bermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319423753276244955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-88485941654123820992013-04-22T23:12:05.631-04:002013-04-22T23:12:05.631-04:00I used to put 2, until someone directed me to an o...I used to put 2, until someone directed me to an online article about the history of typography, and I realized it really should only be 1. Took a little fighting to stop the habit, but now it feels normal. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-46162852643698265332013-04-22T22:41:19.718-04:002013-04-22T22:41:19.718-04:00One for me!One for me!LJ Mozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08484456418958284678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-86528113008555290732013-04-22T20:58:14.746-04:002013-04-22T20:58:14.746-04:00Yes, I use 1 space now. I, too, was taught 2 space...Yes, I use 1 space now. I, too, was taught 2 spaces on a type writer in high school :) Fun post.Tina Chohttp://tinamcho.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-5904822797501123172013-04-22T19:22:33.029-04:002013-04-22T19:22:33.029-04:00I 'failed' a job interview several years a...I 'failed' a job interview several years ago because I used 2 spaces. "That hasn't been used in years," the employer stated. I walked out of there feeling like a horse too long in the tooth. <br /><br />I do one now, but it was a long process to get used to it.Donna L Saddhttp://donnalsadd.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-51672487027153115912013-04-22T17:33:36.460-04:002013-04-22T17:33:36.460-04:00My iPad sort of taught me to put one, but it alway...My iPad sort of taught me to put one, but it always feels wrong. I'm still struggling. Your post helps. Maybe I won't need a 12 step program after all. Genevievehttp://earontheball.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-3725368230993598682013-04-22T15:11:08.225-04:002013-04-22T15:11:08.225-04:00I totally feel you on this. I have to fight with e...I totally feel you on this. I have to fight with every fiber of my being to not put 2 spaces at the end of a sentence because I too was taught on a typewriter. I just did it now, right there, even though I told myself I wouldn't!!Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17939091565681881704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-58298634967342396172013-04-22T14:47:55.105-04:002013-04-22T14:47:55.105-04:00Hah Marcie! Well since my son is old enough to leg...Hah Marcie! Well since my son is old enough to legally buy alcohol, that implies I am way older than you. I got into the "space after a period" discussion not that long ago. I had never heard of two spaces, never took a typing class, but never typed that way, and no one told I was doing it wrong in all the papers I handed in at college. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17425564763130553165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-41778589703293704032013-04-22T14:17:22.065-04:002013-04-22T14:17:22.065-04:00I was taught 2 spaces as well, but I think SCBWI g...I was taught 2 spaces as well, but I think SCBWI got me into the one space habit. <br /><br />Still. I find it helpful to do a global "Search and Replace" on my drafts in order to ferret out all the 2 spacers that still sneak in when I am writing quickly!Cathy Ballou Mealeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07925815654400078026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-8504423137793375882013-04-22T14:15:24.975-04:002013-04-22T14:15:24.975-04:00one. one. Sue Heavenrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00550259613381458435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-72647956381481839282013-04-22T14:09:49.919-04:002013-04-22T14:09:49.919-04:00Aaargh! I am curiously irked that you found valid...Aaargh! I am curiously irked that you found validation for my high-schooler's claim that 1 space is currently correct. This comment has 2 after each sentence. I guess that puts me in the Old Dogs' Club. BTW, happy birthday! It only gets better from here.Joanne Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11019039952521739669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-59610655945553209402013-04-22T12:41:27.925-04:002013-04-22T12:41:27.925-04:00I read that same article. I grew up with 2 spaces ...I read that same article. I grew up with 2 spaces too. It's been a challenge re-training my thumb to stop at one press of the space bar. Even as I typed this I had to go back and delete the extra space I inserted after the period. Romelle Broashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11860032539164234533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-78285191501112407652013-04-22T11:54:56.010-04:002013-04-22T11:54:56.010-04:00That is right, Marcie! It changed. The world becam...That is right, Marcie! It changed. The world became more crowded...we are now allowed to crowd our words. One of the subjects I taught is computer and that is the way it is taught nowadays. In fact, I am so tuned in to one space, that two spaces just jumps out at me and I want to tell the author-just one thumb tap, please! Now it's second nature for me to insert just one space...and I'm a lot older dog than you! You can learn the trick and your "treat" will be the knowledge that you are spacing correctly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783555460519403235.post-66811220144875356522013-04-22T11:53:44.094-04:002013-04-22T11:53:44.094-04:00One - since I had classes on typography (back when...One - since I had classes on typography (back when it was still done by hand) I could see the difference as soon as someone finally configured the spacing digitally! Think of the new trick you must learn as a rule on writing style, like leaving out the some of the adjectives! Julie Rowan-Zochhttp://julierowanzoch.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com