second one looks weird to me, it has too much empty space
Poll
One space or two?
| One | 78% | 78% - 44 | ||||
| Two | 21% | 21% - 12 | ||||
| Total: 56 | ||||||
noone uses periods
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-CARNIFEX-[LOC] wrote:
48/2(9+3)=2. The correct answer is 2.
a mathematician wrote:
The left to right approach yielding 288 is the only interpretation that fits the usual set of rules; but it is so easy to misread that I'd avoid it.
Used to use 2 when writing letters or essays, but now I just cba
what the fuck is this 2 spaces shit? one space is the standard, always has been, always will be. why would you ever need to double space your punctuation? were your teachers short-sighted in school? i'm sorry, but if you double space punctuation, i can only conclude that you must be a morans.
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Ultrafunkula wrote:
KuSTaV wrote:
Adams_BJ wrote:
I have never heard of this 2 space until now. fucking retards
lol periods
to all you people that use two full-stops:
when you read the newspaper, or any other print medium, why is it that there's only 1 space?
when you read academic essays and 'formal' writing, why is it there's only 1 space?
when you read a novel, or a non-fiction history book, or a memoir, or a travelogue, or a play, why is it there's only 1 space?
when you read wikipedia, or bbc news, or bf3s, or any other website, why is it there's only 1 space?
have you never stopped and asked yourself WHY THE FUCK AM I USING 2 SPACES?
when you read the newspaper, or any other print medium, why is it that there's only 1 space?
when you read academic essays and 'formal' writing, why is it there's only 1 space?
when you read a novel, or a non-fiction history book, or a memoir, or a travelogue, or a play, why is it there's only 1 space?
when you read wikipedia, or bbc news, or bf3s, or any other website, why is it there's only 1 space?
have you never stopped and asked yourself WHY THE FUCK AM I USING 2 SPACES?
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because everyone else is wrong, duh
Ultrafunkula wrote:
KuSTaV wrote:
Adams_BJ wrote:
I have never heard of this 2 space until now. fucking retards
I know fucking karate
justice wrote:
Ultrafunkula wrote:
KuSTaV wrote:
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I think the adults in our life when we were younger felt threatened by the apparent technological superiority of the upcoming generation and drilled in some inane habit that would haunt us and cause conflict within the ranks.Uzique wrote:
to all you people that use two full-stops:
when you read the newspaper, or any other print medium, why is it that there's only 1 space?
when you read academic essays and 'formal' writing, why is it there's only 1 space?
when you read a novel, or a non-fiction history book, or a memoir, or a travelogue, or a play, why is it there's only 1 space?
when you read wikipedia, or bbc news, or bf3s, or any other website, why is it there's only 1 space?
have you never stopped and asked yourself WHY THE FUCK AM I USING 2 SPACES?
Let's not let them break us. Be strong. One or two, it comes down to a few characters...mere pixels.
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(e: clarification)Uzique wrote:
what the fuck is this 2 spaces shit? one space is the standard, always has been, always will be. why would you ever need to double space your punctuation? were your teachers short-sighted in school? i'm sorry, but if you double space punctuation, i can only conclude that you must be a morans.
Was actually required for some of my papers here in /america as recently as last decade.
Explanation for everyone else without a degree in English: two spaces is the old way and still seeps to the surface here and there. It's a relic of the typewriter era of monospaced fonts. Paste a single-space-after-punctuation paragraph into notepad and note the lack of visual break-up. Now modify it so double-spaces are used after each concluding punctuation mark. This enhances readability, whereas it isn't necessary for (but doesn't hurt) today's proportional fonts. The general rule of thumb is to not use them unless specifically requested, or using a typewriter or typewriter-like font.
Code:
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. i i i i i i i i m m m m m m m m . . . . . . . .
Superior Mind wrote:
I would imagine the 2 space thing was due to typewriters. I use one space.
- Superior Mind
- (not macbeth)
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I would imagine the 2 space thing was due to typewriters. I use one space.
hahaha how ironic uziqueunnamednewbie13 wrote:
Explanation for everyone else without a degree in English: two spaces is the old way and still seeps to the surface here and there. It's a relic of the typewriter era of monospaced fonts.
"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"
- Superior Mind
- (not macbeth)
- +1,755|6910
To people who are old, this is the future.