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Title: ATTN: JMV
Post by: mariofreak on December 05, 2007, 09:15:20 AM
fix your spacing, its pissing me off


whats a pm
Title: Re: ATTN: JMV
Post by: Daddy on December 05, 2007, 09:27:15 AM
What?  Are you talking about the fact that I double space between sentences?   No, I like the English language.
Title: Re: ATTN: JMV
Post by: Samus Aran on December 05, 2007, 10:33:29 AM
Quote from: JMV290 on December 05, 2007, 09:27:15 AM
What?  Are you talking about the fact that I double space between sentences?   No, I like the English language.


You know, I've actually been wondering about that recently. In elementary, I was always taught to put two spaces after periods and colons, but these days, it doesn't seem to matter. I've never encountered any English instructor in high school or, so far, college, that wants to see those double spaces. There's also no application on computers that autocorrects to make double spaces.

Did that rule just sort of vanish in recent years, or what?
Title: Re: ATTN: JMV
Post by: Himu on December 05, 2007, 10:36:19 AM
Quote from: Speedykaz on December 05, 2007, 10:33:29 AM
You know, I've actually been wondering about that recently. In elementary, I was always taught to put two spaces after periods and colons, but these days, it doesn't seem to matter. I've never encountered any English instructor in high school or, so far, college, that wants to see those double spaces. There's also no application on computers that autocorrects to make double spaces.

Did that rule just sort of vanish in recent years, or what?
I always do.  Two spaces after periods, one after a comma.
Title: Re: ATTN: JMV
Post by: Samus Aran on December 05, 2007, 10:38:42 AM
Quote from: Bijou on December 05, 2007, 10:36:19 AM
I always do.  Two spaces after periods, one after a comma.


Okay, but why isn't it considered a rule anymore?
Title: Re: ATTN: JMV
Post by: Daddy on December 05, 2007, 10:39:08 AM
Quote from: Speedykaz on December 05, 2007, 10:33:29 AM
You know, I've actually been wondering about that recently. In elementary, I was always taught to put two spaces after periods and colons, but these days, it doesn't seem to matter. I've never encountered any English instructor in high school or, so far, college, that wants to see those double spaces. There's also no application on computers that autocorrects to make double spaces.

Did that rule just sort of vanish in recent years, or what?
It seems that as time passed it became less important.   It's just a habit I have from writing up until High School, when it suddenly didn't matter.   

It's just hard to break a habit that you've used for as long as you've been able to write.  There are a few posts I've made where I don't double space, but usually I end up double spacing.  I also realized that I have the habit of putting a space after the last period in a paragraph.

Title: Re: ATTN: JMV
Post by: Himu on December 05, 2007, 10:40:15 AM
Quote from: Speedykaz on December 05, 2007, 10:38:42 AM
Okay, but why isn't it considered a rule anymore?
Because no one cares anymore.  My brother doesnt have to in school.
Title: Re: ATTN: JMV
Post by: The artist formally known on December 05, 2007, 10:53:21 AM
Quote from: miladmaaan on December 05, 2007, 09:15:20 AM
fix your spacing, its pissing me off


whats a pm
YOU CAN'T UNSEE IT

God damn it, now I can't unnotice it, fuck.
Title: Re: ATTN: JMV
Post by: YPrrrr on December 05, 2007, 11:06:43 AM
Quote from: Bijou on December 05, 2007, 10:40:15 AM
Because no one cares anymore.  My brother doesnt have to in school.
I never had to in school psyduck;

I always used single space... but older people like my parents tend to use the double.
Title: Re: ATTN: JMV
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on December 05, 2007, 11:56:27 AM
I've never even head that rule.  To me, typing like this,or like this,looks ugly.
...Really ugly. imma have to edit this soon myface;
Title: Re: ATTN: JMV
Post by: mariofreak on December 05, 2007, 12:05:40 PM
JMV, sometimes it's 3, and sometimes even 4. Then you for some reason hit enter twice at the end of paragraphs. I don't mind the two spaces rule but your formatting must be really fucked up if you're not doing it on purpose. Fix it, it's pissing me off.
Title: Re: ATTN: JMV
Post by: Daddy on December 05, 2007, 04:19:22 PM
Quote from: Birth Man on December 05, 2007, 12:05:40 PM
JMV, sometimes it's 3, and sometimes even 4. Then you for some reason hit enter twice at the end of paragraphs. I don't mind the two spaces rule but your formatting must be really fucked up if you're not doing it on purpose. Fix it, it's pissing me off.
I've never made 3 or 4 spaces after a sentence.  psyduck;

Hitting enter at the end of a paragraph is normal.  I'll post an example.

Quote"Hello, I am Batman and I will fucking rape you.   Fear me.  I am the night dkfdkfdkjdlkfdld.  Words words words.   More words.   Longer paragraph.

This is another paragraph.   This is the second sentence in the paragraph.   Cool, I have made yet another sentence."


Looks better than:

Quote"Hello, I am Batman and I will fucking rape you.   Fear me.  I am the night dkfdkfdkjdlkfdld.  Words words words.   More words.   Longer paragraph.
This is another paragraph.   This is the second sentence in the paragraph.   Cool, I have made yet another sentence."


Doing the latter creates a wall of text.




Title: Re: ATTN: JMV
Post by: ncba93ivyase on December 05, 2007, 04:24:57 PM
Quote from: JMV290 on December 05, 2007, 09:27:15 AM
What?  Are you talking about the fact that I double space between sentences?   No, I like the English language.
now that i noticed it, it pisses me off :'(
Title: Re: ATTN: JMV
Post by: Daddy on December 05, 2007, 04:26:27 PM
Quote from: Lawlz on December 05, 2007, 04:24:57 PM
now that i noticed it, it pisses me off :'(
I'm sorry.  I'll try to butcher our language more often.   OH GOW.
Title: Re: ATTN: JMV
Post by: Houdini on December 05, 2007, 04:26:37 PM
ATTN: Fuck you.