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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 11:57 PM Original message |
Fuck people who insist on TWO spaces between sentences! |
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last_texas_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:00 AM Response to Original message |
1. I don't think I've encountered someone more wrong about something in my life. |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:01 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Yes you! You're wrong. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 03:46 AM Response to Reply #3 |
78. What do you do with all the spaces you've saved over the years? |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:02 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Me either. |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 11:53 AM Response to Reply #1 |
32. Which explains why you typed two sentences with one space behind them. |
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last_texas_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 01:24 PM Response to Reply #32 |
42. It's the damnedable way the system does it here on DU |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 05:42 PM Response to Reply #1 |
50. amen |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:00 AM Response to Original message |
2. Whoa dude... |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:03 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Beer. However I've run into this annoying habit recently at work. |
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last_texas_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
5. The trick |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:04 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. There is no "proper" way! |
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last_texas_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:11 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. But why were two spaces needed on typewriters but aren't needed on computers? |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:24 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Spacing. Seriously this is the reason. |
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last_texas_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:46 AM Response to Reply #14 |
21. Thanks for the information |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 01:29 PM Response to Reply #14 |
65. Thanks for the link; I'll have to send it to some friends of mine |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 02:58 PM Response to Reply #65 |
69. No, no publishers print with two spaces. |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 03:15 PM Response to Reply #69 |
71. I agree about it driving people bonkers |
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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 09:14 AM Response to Reply #65 |
75. A lot really depends on what font you are using |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 04:07 PM Response to Reply #5 |
46. It takes more than that |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:04 AM Response to Original message |
7. you're right |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:06 AM Response to Original message |
9. My typewriting teacher insisted on 3 spaces. |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:08 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Was he on acid? Three? Why not four? |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:18 AM Response to Original message |
12. The OP doesn't get the concept of NEGATIVE space... |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:58 AM Response to Reply #12 |
25. But he does |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 01:06 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. LOL-- was teasing the OP anyway-- I had two freaking years of typing |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 01:40 AM Response to Reply #25 |
30. ... or is it "spaced out"? |
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yewberry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:19 AM Response to Original message |
13. Oh, I'm so with you. I edit dissertations. |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:25 AM Response to Original message |
15. HTML has stripped extra spaces for many, many years. |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:27 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. True but Word does not. |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:36 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. add two spaces to the list of words in the dictionary as a mistake |
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Pharlo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 06:21 PM Response to Reply #18 |
55. Well, that will only work with someone who allows their computer to |
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Fox Mulder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:29 AM Response to Original message |
17. I only used one space when I typed reports in college... |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:44 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. But you're relatively young, right? |
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Brigid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 01:10 PM Response to Reply #19 |
39. Do you remember . . . |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 06:12 PM Response to Reply #19 |
53. I'm 40. I used a typewriter in HS and college. |
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Va Lefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:46 AM Response to Original message |
20. If you don't put two spaces between sentences, |
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Nevernose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:48 AM Response to Original message |
22. It's "a vestigial remnant of past communication devices." |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:57 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Wrong. |
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Nevernose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 01:07 AM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Am I the victim of my own irony? |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:55 AM Response to Original message |
23. ok |
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crimsonblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 01:08 AM Response to Original message |
28. I am totally suing DU... |
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Godhumor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 01:26 AM Response to Original message |
29. Many writing guides for citations and bibliographies now include the one space rule |
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davidinalameda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 01:53 AM Response to Original message |
31. I would ask about spaces after colons |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 12:59 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. no, do it - ask! |
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davidinalameda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 11:09 AM Response to Reply #33 |
58. so was I |
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BarenakedLady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
34. I went to secretarial school. |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 01:07 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. I took business courses in high school... |
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Brigid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
35. I am old school. |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 03:58 PM Response to Reply #35 |
45. The point is that it is most definately not "correct". |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 06:41 PM Response to Reply #45 |
57. Before the period |
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Tuesday Afternoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
37. they are our overlords ... |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
38. Screw. You. |
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SOteric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
40. Uhm... You know they're making some really good decaf now, right? |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
41. That's because DU is slim, trim, and no bullshit is allowed. |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 06:10 PM Response to Reply #41 |
52. Heh. "one space mother fucker" |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
43. The issue really is.... |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 03:57 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. It's work related. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
47. Damn right! Two spaces between sentences is stupid, ugly, and makes reading more difficult. |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 06:09 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. I think that we're in the minority on this thread. |
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Sweet Freedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
48. It's the first thing I search and replace. |
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AirmensMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
49. Sorry. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 06:16 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. Oi, I'm 35 and still add the two spaces. Microsoft Word can lump it too. |
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nuxvomica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
56. Two is better than none. |
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Kitty Herder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
59. When you've learned to type that way, it's hard to stop the habit. |
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Rhythm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
60. Myers Park HS?! That explains you completely... |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 02:50 PM Response to Reply #60 |
67. That's a weird one. I didn't attend MPH. |
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Rhythm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 06:13 AM Response to Reply #67 |
72. k... nevermind... n/t |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
61. what am i supposed to fill the blanks with |
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evlbstrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
62. First thing we do |
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5LeavesLeft (107 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
63. I hate it when |
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Ava (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
64. are _ you _ joking _ or _ do _ you _ have _ anger _ issues |
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SalmonChantedEvening (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 01:37 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. bahahaha |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 02:52 PM Response to Reply #64 |
68. Both? I was joking but it was based on an annoying thing... |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
70. If I'd known that that's all it takes to get fucked... |
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Tommy_Carcetti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
73. For all intensive purposes, you can type however you're comfortable irregardless of grammar rules |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
74. It looks neater in the finished document. |
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astral (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 12:59 AM Response to Original message |
76. Two spaces after a period EXCEPT before a carrier return. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 03:08 AM Response to Original message |
77. wrong |
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tjwmason (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 04:09 AM Response to Original message |
79. Damned straight. |
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Perry Logan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 06:46 AM Response to Original message |
80. My father was a two-spacer...and his father before him. One-spacers are weak and puny. |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 07:26 AM Response to Original message |
81. yeah, I gave that shit up years ago. nt |
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