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hunter

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30. I was taught two spaces in seventh grade, on a manual typewriter.

Reply to Bertha Venation (Original post)

Wed Apr 22, 2015, 11:10 PM

Apr 2015

I got over it.

My mom was probably one of the top 10 typists in the world in her day, She could type as fast as most people speak, rarely hitting the pause pedal on the tape player. (She usually used shorthand for transcripts of live network broadcasts...) She only hits the space bar once now, or else her software deletes the extra space.

I've never been able to type words faster than I think, but I was once able to accurately enter raw numerical data -- decimal, octal, and hexadecimal, then hit "Enter" -- while daydreaming.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numeric_keypad

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How Many Spaces at the End of a Sentence? [View all] Bertha Venation Apr 2015 OP

"Nothing Says Over 40 Like Two Spaces after a Period." Novara Apr 2015 #1

It's 2....always has been, always will be...the right thumb says so. Lochloosa Apr 2015 #2

I'm over fifty. kentauros Apr 2015 #5

I'm over sixty ashling Apr 2015 #12

Well, I do appreciate the rules for proper punctuation and capitalization. kentauros Apr 2015 #13

Nothing says ageist like the author of that article ashling Apr 2015 #10

Yep Aerows Apr 2015 #27

MLA, the Bible of writing, marym625 Apr 2015 #3

Two spaces says the person learned to touch type on a typewriter. hlthe2b Apr 2015 #4

Two are not needed anymore dr.strangelove Apr 2015 #6

While I did "learn" typing on an ancient manual typewriter, kentauros Apr 2015 #7

2, but it's not necessarily an age thing Renew Deal Apr 2015 #8

One space after periods, one tab to offset text, one return at the end of a sentence. Sweet Freedom Apr 2015 #9

^^^ THIS ^^^ Ino Apr 2015 #21

I am over 50 and have always used one. CBGLuthier Apr 2015 #11

2. The difference between a distance between sentences & a distance between words. n/t UTUSN Apr 2015 #14

Way over 40. Two spaces after a period and one after a comma was drilled into us Arkansas Granny Apr 2015 #15

Three years pipi_k Apr 2015 #16

I'm over 40 and I learned 2 on the typewriter LeftInTX Apr 2015 #17

Same here. I used to do a newsletter for a social group. kcass1954 Apr 2015 #33

I am 76 and when I took typing in high school, RebelOne Apr 2015 #18

I was always taught to do two spaces all the way through grad school Blue_Tires Apr 2015 #19

Two, FGS. Why is this even a question? (What ninny prefers"Two, FGS.Why is this even a question?") WinkyDink Apr 2015 #20

Aesthetically speaking, it looks better with two. Avalux Apr 2015 #22

I was taught it was two and LiberalElite Apr 2015 #23

TWO Skittles Apr 2015 #24

One after a comma Aerows Apr 2015 #28

It was always two - taught from WAY back in the day. cwydro Apr 2015 #25

One space is for the mouth breathing knuckle-draggers that can't count to two. Throd Apr 2015 #26

The energy expended on this 'discussion' amazes me! oldandhappy Apr 2015 #29

I was taught two spaces in seventh grade, on a manual typewriter. hunter Apr 2015 #30

2 spaces per APA 6th Ed. davidpdx Apr 2015 #31

Im under 40 and its always been 2 spaces for me Eyerish Apr 2015 #32

One on computer/phone, elleng Apr 2015 #34

Two spaces Optical.Catalyst Apr 2015 #35

one grasswire Apr 2015 #36