Grammar Nazi: one space or two?

[ginn421]

I use one space after everything. I've never heard of using two spaces after periods...

 

[iambrutus]

There must be two spaces between sentences. Anyone that says one, is a fucking socialist maverick!

 

[Wingate1217]

Et tu Brute? So it must be two......

 

[jimotis4heisman]

Do you use one or two spaces in between sentences? When I was in school I was taught two spaces, but now it seems like it?s only one. Did this change or was I taught wrong?

is this a good place for a "spread the wealth" joke?

 

[OSUsushichic]

When you read a book, there aren't two spaces after any punctuation in the text (unless it's poorly typeset!).

 

[AKAK]

When you read a book, there aren't two spaces after any punctuation in the text (unless it's poorly typeset!).

Read a book?

What is this, "Read a book?"

 

[OSUsushichic]

Read a book?

What is this, "Read a book?"

Go ask your friendly neighborhood li-barian.

 

[AKAK]

Go ask your friendly neighborhood li-barian.

I moved out of the sticks, sister.

 

[FCollinsBuckeye]

(unless it's poorly typeset!).

I think you mean 'typesat'.

 

[Folanator]

I give my wife a lot of space when she is on her period.

What was the question again?

 

[ScriptOhio]

This many...

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

Shouldn't this be "comma, colon or semicolon."

If so, than at you.

:p

Actually, when listing items putting a comma after the word preceeding "or" elimates confusion as to whether the words before and after "or" are linked. For example in the below sentence, the reader could infer that both Tom and Bob each went to the game separately whilst Ed and Frank went together.

"Tom, Bob, Ed and Frank went to the game."

Putting a comma after "Ed" implies that they all went to the game separately:

"Tom, Bob, Ed, and Frank went to the game."

 

[jwinslow]

Serial comma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[MolGenBuckeye]

When you read a book, there aren't two spaces after any punctuation in the text (unless it's poorly typeset!).

Um, check again. There are always two spaces after every period. They're just half the width of normal spaces.