Typing Spaces

hyelakingsfan · Post by **hyelakingsfan** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 10:51 am

Im in Typing class and i was in it about 2 or 3 years ago and one teacher was saying you double space after every sentence and another was saying you only single space
Which one is it?!?!?!?!? Single or double??

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 10:51 am

What a coincidence, I am single too.

hyelakingsfan · Post by **hyelakingsfan** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 10:53 am

Cloud wrote:What a coincidence, I am single too.

ummmm....yeah...ok....

Moop · Post by **Moop** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 11:17 am

That double spacing thing is old and outdated by computers and modern fonts. However, if your teacher tells you to double space, I heartily recommend that you do it while in his/her class.

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 11:17 am

That is a hypothetical question.

Amsterdam781 · Post by **Amsterdam781** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 11:23 am

I agree with Moop. If you teacher wants you do double space you should do it(at least while in his/her class). I was taught single space and thats what I stick to.

Moop · Post by **Moop** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 11:30 am

^ And just to clarify, here's a fairly definitive article on the utterly enthralling subject of spacing:

http://www.webword.com/reports/period.html

kisara · Post by **kisara** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 11:45 am

Firstly, I agree with the others. You should do whatever your teacher wishes. Secondly, to my knowledge, how you space is dependent entirely on what you are writing and who you are writing it for. There is no one correct way.

Hakiri · Post by **Hakiri** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 12:02 pm

hyelakingsfan wrote:
Cloud wrote:What a coincidence, I am single too.

ummmm....yeah...ok....

First, let me say... LMAO!!! :hitting:

Anyway, going back on the subject, I agree that you should do what your teacher has advised you to do, regardless. ^.^ I use single spaces myself.

Xelloss · Post by **Xelloss** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 12:03 pm

Moop wrote:^ And just to clarify, here's a fairly definitive article on the utterly enthralling subject of spacing:

http://www.webword.com/reports/period.html

I learned two... but the class used typewriters. I feel like I just dated myself.

Stupid unforgiving typewriters...

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 12:03 pm

I know you are but what am I.

zerospace · Post by **zerospace** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 12:07 pm

Xelloss wrote:I learned two... but the class used typewriters. I feel like I just dated myself.

Stupid unforgiving typewriters...

Don't worry.. I'm right there with you

I learned two spaces on those stupid loud typewriters, but now I'm a writer for a living, and I only use one space most of the time

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 12:08 pm

I know you are but what am I.

hyaku1 · Post by **hyaku1** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 12:11 pm

I use two spaces and I never knew that people had stopped doing that.

Strange.
It's much easier to read with two spaces after every sentence.

kisara · Post by **kisara** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 12:11 pm

er. . . d'oh. Just realized thisthread wasn't about "line spacing."

I've always gone with one and have never been told to do otherwise. of course, there were word processors a plenty by the time I made it high school.