tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745625607350497891.post2671748806526784150..comments2024-03-26T21:08:51.077-04:00Comments on All Life Is Local: Still Life with Robin: Rethinking the Extra SpacePeggy Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062998960273261177noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745625607350497891.post-43202717558911685462011-01-24T17:10:41.858-05:002011-01-24T17:10:41.858-05:00Peggy,
I think you are two quick to bow to this ...Peggy, <br /><br />I think you are two quick to bow to this often vehemently ( and obnoxiously) held opinion. Most of what we write is meant for other people to read on paper. In this context, two spaces works much better. For a long time, I switched to one space because two was "only a typewriter convention," but I long ago switched back, making everything easier on the eye. <br /><br />Stand up for your convictions, girl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745625607350497891.post-78286307428157325922011-01-22T12:51:36.469-05:002011-01-22T12:51:36.469-05:00All I have to say is THANK YOU for this article. ...All I have to say is THANK YOU for this article. I've been arguing for a continuation of the old 2-spacs for years, finding the extra little space a necessary visual que that it really is the end of the sentence, and finding all those fancy fonts not quite doing the trick, even if they did correct that whole wide-letter vs. narrow-letter thing.<br /><br />But, if you can adjust, I can adjust. <br /><br />Hopefully someday all those word-processing software programs can adjust, too. Meanwhile, I vote with the folk above on the search-and-replace solution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745625607350497891.post-54404986958287249242011-01-22T10:44:50.018-05:002011-01-22T10:44:50.018-05:00Peggy,
If you are working with Microsoft Word, t...Peggy, <br /><br />If you are working with Microsoft Word, there's any easy fix to get rid of the two spaces before your document is finalized. I'm an editor, and I use this trick all the time with authors who submit manuscripts with two spaces. Just go to your "edit" menu and select "replace". Type two spaces in the "replace X" box, and a single space in the "replace with Y" box. Rinse and repeat until done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745625607350497891.post-91638476212439555212011-01-21T23:25:49.734-05:002011-01-21T23:25:49.734-05:00Thanks for the tip -- will do. Still have the prob...Thanks for the tip -- will do. Still have the problem when I'm not using my own software or keyboard, but at least there's some hope for me.Peggy Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09062998960273261177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745625607350497891.post-13262260606932741932011-01-21T19:50:34.267-05:002011-01-21T19:50:34.267-05:00Typing two spaces after periods is one of my pet p...Typing two spaces after periods is one of my pet peeves. I never liked doing it but was forced to in the workplace. But apparently a number of people have dealt with this issue because most word processing programs can be set to put one or two spaces after periods. If you type two spaces, your computer will automatically change it to one space as you type. Both WordPerfect and Microsoft Word have this provision. And just to double check, you can search and replace "two spaces" with "one space." Just hit your space bar once or twice in the appropriate search and replace boxes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745625607350497891.post-59751126010868932662011-01-21T16:48:23.040-05:002011-01-21T16:48:23.040-05:00There exists a problem in some of the rest of the ...There exists a problem in some of the rest of the technological world, if one is not completely up to date with one's technological devices. I have an older "smart phone," and before anyone gets on my case, I could upgrade for free, but have resisted doing so (don't ask why). <br /><br />But to get to my point about spacing and this phone, if I type just one space after ending a sentence, this particular smart phone will not automatically capitalize the first letter of your next sentence. On the other hand, if I type two spaces after ending a sentence, then it automatically does the capitalization of the next word. <br /><br />Methinks that all the technological devices in this world should have coordinated on that type of technology long ago, particularly if the rules have existed for a long time. Maybe if I had an earlier start at the practice of typing just one space after a sentence, I'd be well on my way to being broken of my old habit by now. <br /><br />Still, I doubt I'll ever get used to using just one space after the end of a sentence myself, and I'm probably gonna be one of the last to go along with this trend. Of course, I've also rebelled against back-and-forth changes in grammar rules over the years - like where one does or does not put a comma, for example. <br /><br />The way I look at this whole matter is this: changes in the rules for writing style and grammar are just two of the things that I consider a royal pain in the "you-know-what!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com