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Two spaces after a period

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Grammar Girl agrees with Brock:

 

https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/two-spaces-after-a-period

 

As do the Chicago, AP, and US Government Printing Office style manuals.

 

A Law Professor freaks out about it.

 

https://abovethelaw.com/2017/03/in-defense-of-space-the-extra-one-after-a-period/

 

 

And I just want my Oxford comma. And maybe a hula hoop.

Lol. Now I have the Chipmunks singing in my head!

 

Well and good and your, you're drive me batty! But, when you think about it, there is no good reason for well and good to be different words....

 

also "of" instead of "have"...that one might bother me the most right now. Seriously, I think some people thiink of is correct....

Oh, and here's another one ...

 

resign, re-sign

Oh, and here's another one ...

 

resign, re-sign

I am sure that I speak for everyone, those who support our FO and those who are adamantly opposed, that when Derek Falvey's current contract expires I hope he resigns.

Remember, commas save lives.

 

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  • 4 weeks later...

Since the advent of Twitter we have found many people arguing strongly that two spaces is incorrect. Note that these people are not just arguing strongly, but are arguing wrongly. These rules never had anything to do with "typewriters."

 

Back to the topic at hand, TwinsDaily did not always have this spacing issue. I'm betting someone tried to add a filter to filter out multiple spaces, as someone at some point did something "abusive" and filled up a message with a lot of spaces.

 

Adding a filter is fine, but instead of replacing multiple spaces with no spaces, simply replace multiple spaces with one space. Problem solved.

(And even better, only replace 3+ spaces with one space, so those of us who prefer to use proper grammar can do so.)

And always indent your Python code within a block exactly four spaces, or be prepared to suffer.

  • 1 month later...

I saw that article a while ago, but opted not to resurrect this tired discussion. ;)

The site is no doubt better for your forbearance. :)

  • 7 months later...
  • 3 weeks later...

LOL, this is a great thread that I am just discovering now.

Boy! That escalated slowly.

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