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Let us henceforth refer to two spaces after a period as the
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You didn't learn to type on a manual typewriter before your high school even had a computer in the office. It's a hard habit to break. We're not wrong, we're just old school.
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Oh yes I did!
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Nope. Space space.
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A disturbing gap.
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I've never agreed with a Tweet more.
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According to research there is an increase in reading speed of 3 percent when reading text with two spaces following periods, as compared to one.
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Don't do this to me John!!
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LOL! Yeah, when I read the tweet the voice inside my head asked, "why was I taught two spaces after a period?" I Googled it and found this research. Certainly worth sharing for thought!
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More -> The two-space convention is left over from the days of typewriters. Today’s word-processing software makes fonts proportional which is why we only need one space.
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I was taught 2 spaces. Hard habit to break. Not a big deal, dude. These days... I'm grateful if a person uses punctuation.
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Ironically, when you hit the space bar twice on an iPhone or a Mac (might be a preference), it will insert a period with one space after it.
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This is a hot button in my family. It is hard to unlearn 36 years of typing practice.
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More irony: the book
@biz is quoting, "Your Mac is Not a Typewriter" was published almost 30 years ago. It's one of the first books I read when I started design classes. Chapter One:pic.twitter.com/D8sWlChN87
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Right. Because in 2018 with the world literally burning and tyrants in charge, two spaces is the worst.
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Uh no. The correct answer is that sentences should be separated with an em quad. It's only disturbing to people who are trying to convince themselves they're right. See http://bartlebysbackpack.com/2017/07/meta-contrarian-typography/ … among other great posts. Or just go a to a library and pick up a typeset book.
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Two spaces is better, sorry. :)
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