Sheldon
Well-known member
Why would you use two? Its just wrong... Like a space before punctuation...
Why would you use one? Its just wrong... Like no space after punctuation...
Why would you use two? Its just wrong... Like a space before punctuation...
Did apostrophes get taken out of use along with the second space?Why would you use two? Its just wrong... Like a space before punctuation...
Did apostrophes get taken out of use along with the second space?
Heh.. there are so many ways I could reply to that - but they'd all probably cause a war...
No idea what you're talking about .
Double spacing lines is standard MLA practice. I used it all through high school and now in college (though APA might be different -- I've not used it much). I'm in college now for secondary education & English -- one of the primary reasons English teachers (or any teacher) likes double spacing is because it leaves room for notes, revisions, and corrections. I tutor sometimes and revising a single spaced paper is an absolute nightmare.I remember teachers in high school and professors back in the day requiring double spaced sentences and lines. I'm not sure what the current outlook on that is these days. Anyone have a highschooler or college student?
I don't use double spaces between sentences now, just a single space, and 1.2-1.5 spacing between lines.
This.One, didn't even know of the use of two.
I didn't realize people didn't use that as the norm. I know some of the people in this thread are US based so there is a bit of wondering on my behalf as to whether the disagreements are based upon regional school districts using different standards or whether a lot of things have changed since I last stepped foot into a school.That's the serial or "Oxford" comma: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_comma
I use it all the time.
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