Comments on: One or Two Spaces After a Period? http://www.webword.com/wp/2006/05/30/one-or-two-spaces-after-a-period/ The usability blog of John S. Rhodes Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:45:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Leslie http://www.webword.com/wp/2006/05/30/one-or-two-spaces-after-a-period/comment-page-1/#comment-268390 Leslie Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:29:19 +0000 http://www.webword.com/2006/05/30/one-or-two-spaces-after-a-period/#comment-268390 2 spaces is still used in the legal profession (or at least while you're in law school lol). I'm a 1L and your legal writing grade will suffer if you use single spacing in a legal memo, brief, etc. SMH 2 spaces is still used in the legal profession (or at least while you’re in law school lol). I’m a 1L and your legal writing grade will suffer if you use single spacing in a legal memo, brief, etc. SMH

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]]> By: Theresa Miller http://www.webword.com/wp/2006/05/30/one-or-two-spaces-after-a-period/comment-page-1/#comment-246765 Theresa Miller Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:22:25 +0000 http://www.webword.com/2006/05/30/one-or-two-spaces-after-a-period/#comment-246765 Although I did not read all of the comments, I see that the main response and many of the others revolve around the technical medium. The thing to remember is the human element. The reason for two spaces is to allow the eye / brain to understand the full stop at the end of a complete thought. This occurs at the end of a sentence indicated by a period or at the beginning of a listing indicated by a colon. Forget about whoever programmed microsoft or any other IT product. Remember the human. One thing to note is that in newspapers / magazines, one space is sometimes used because the columns are so narrow. And it works more easily therein for the eye / brain connection as the lines are not as long as in most texts. Although I did not read all of the comments, I see that the main response and many of the others revolve around the technical medium. The thing to remember is the human element. The reason for two spaces is to allow the eye / brain to understand the full stop at the end of a complete thought. This occurs at the end of a sentence indicated by a period or at the beginning of a listing indicated by a colon. Forget about whoever programmed microsoft or any other IT product. Remember the human.
One thing to note is that in newspapers / magazines, one space is sometimes used because the columns are so narrow. And it works more easily therein for the eye / brain connection as the lines are not as long as in most texts.

]]> By: Chris http://www.webword.com/wp/2006/05/30/one-or-two-spaces-after-a-period/comment-page-1/#comment-246196 Chris Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:48:22 +0000 http://www.webword.com/2006/05/30/one-or-two-spaces-after-a-period/#comment-246196 "It, also, makes editing easier if two spaces are maintained." "It is all quite sad, & pathetic." If you're going to attack people's writing, you ought to write correctly yourself. Are you one of the people who thinks a comma used is never a comma wasted? “It, also, makes editing easier if two spaces are maintained.”

“It is all quite sad, & pathetic.”

If you’re going to attack people’s writing, you ought to write correctly yourself. Are you one of the people who thinks a comma used is never a comma wasted?

]]> By: Jon http://www.webword.com/wp/2006/05/30/one-or-two-spaces-after-a-period/comment-page-1/#comment-242524 Jon Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:48:39 +0000 http://www.webword.com/2006/05/30/one-or-two-spaces-after-a-period/#comment-242524 The website reduced the two spaces and the two hyphens. Let's see if it alters a quotation too: "An initial of a person's name is another example of a period followed by one space within a sentence. I think period-space-space is used exclusively for ending sentences--are there any counter-examples? Well look at that, another double-character combination: a hyphen-hyphen as a dash!" The website reduced the two spaces and the two hyphens. Let’s see if it alters a quotation too:
“An initial of a person’s name is another example of a period followed by one space within a sentence.
I think period-space-space is used exclusively for ending sentences–are there any counter-examples?
Well look at that, another double-character combination: a hyphen-hyphen as a dash!”

]]> By: Jon http://www.webword.com/wp/2006/05/30/one-or-two-spaces-after-a-period/comment-page-1/#comment-242523 Jon Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:46:02 +0000 http://www.webword.com/2006/05/30/one-or-two-spaces-after-a-period/#comment-242523 An initial of a person's name is another example of a period followed by one space within a sentence. I think period-space-space is used exclusively for ending sentences--are there any counter-examples? Well look at that, another double-character combination: a hyphen-hyphen as a dash! An initial of a person’s name is another example of a period followed by one space within a sentence.
I think period-space-space is used exclusively for ending sentences–are there any counter-examples?
Well look at that, another double-character combination: a hyphen-hyphen as a dash!

]]> By: Brendan http://www.webword.com/wp/2006/05/30/one-or-two-spaces-after-a-period/comment-page-1/#comment-241090 Brendan Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:42:44 +0000 http://www.webword.com/2006/05/30/one-or-two-spaces-after-a-period/#comment-241090 I was always taught two spaces. It reads easier because sometimes there are periods encountered in a sentence which do not indicate the end of the sentence (abbreviations like a.m., ave., mrs., etc.). Also, it makes it hard to confuse a period with a comma. I was always taught two spaces. It reads easier because sometimes there are periods encountered in a sentence which do not indicate the end of the sentence (abbreviations like a.m., ave., mrs., etc.). Also, it makes it hard to confuse a period with a comma.

]]> By: Eponymous http://www.webword.com/wp/2006/05/30/one-or-two-spaces-after-a-period/comment-page-1/#comment-235975 Eponymous Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:55:19 +0000 http://www.webword.com/2006/05/30/one-or-two-spaces-after-a-period/#comment-235975 Two spaces. Period. And then two spaces. (Unless HTML doesn't allow it.) Two spaces. Period. And then two spaces. (Unless HTML doesn’t allow it.)

]]> By: Marc http://www.webword.com/wp/2006/05/30/one-or-two-spaces-after-a-period/comment-page-1/#comment-234283 Marc Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:10:55 +0000 http://www.webword.com/2006/05/30/one-or-two-spaces-after-a-period/#comment-234283 It is so hard to read a paragraph with one space after the period, particularly in today's variable-width fonts because the period holds such little horizontal weight! I wish the internet would stop depreciating our writing standards, or maybe people are to blame as they are letting the internet have its way. It is so hard to read a paragraph with one space after the period, particularly in today’s variable-width fonts because the period holds such little horizontal weight! I wish the internet would stop depreciating our writing standards, or maybe people are to blame as they are letting the internet have its way.

]]> By: BRBradbury http://www.webword.com/wp/2006/05/30/one-or-two-spaces-after-a-period/comment-page-1/#comment-230748 BRBradbury Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:59:31 +0000 http://www.webword.com/2006/05/30/one-or-two-spaces-after-a-period/#comment-230748 Two spaces is much easier to read. It, also, makes editing easier if two spaces are maintained. Another thing is that it is annoying to see another way in which we are dumbed down. The internet has allowed people to create a form of bastardized writing that is unacceptable. Individual letters are not English. Capital letters are in place for a reason. It is all quite sad, & pathetic. Two spaces is much easier to read. It, also, makes editing easier if two spaces are maintained. Another thing is that it is annoying to see another way in which we are dumbed down. The internet has allowed people to create a form of bastardized writing that is unacceptable. Individual letters are not English. Capital letters are in place for a reason. It is all quite sad, & pathetic.

]]> By: grammar rule how many spaces come after a colon http://www.webword.com/wp/2006/05/30/one-or-two-spaces-after-a-period/comment-page-1/#comment-182138 grammar rule how many spaces come after a colon Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:01:01 +0000 http://www.webword.com/2006/05/30/one-or-two-spaces-after-a-period/#comment-182138 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: Chris from Florida http://www.webword.com/wp/2006/05/30/one-or-two-spaces-after-a-period/comment-page-1/#comment-169813 Chris from Florida Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:09:16 +0000 http://www.webword.com/2006/05/30/one-or-two-spaces-after-a-period/#comment-169813 I don't understand why there is some sort of obtuse movement to remove the practice of using 2 spaces after a period. If the websites "clean" them, which is annoying, and no one needs to read what another writes, who should care? I prefer 2 spaces because it is a thousand times easier to read. I like to scan for the next sentence sometimes and especially with Proportional font sizes, the period has almost no horizontal weight, and therefore easily slips into a sentence barely making a gap of any kind. I don’t understand why there is some sort of obtuse movement to remove the practice of using 2 spaces after a period. If the websites “clean” them, which is annoying, and no one needs to read what another writes, who should care? I prefer 2 spaces because it is a thousand times easier to read. I like to scan for the next sentence sometimes and especially with Proportional font sizes, the period has almost no horizontal weight, and therefore easily slips into a sentence barely making a gap of any kind.

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