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I wish all these internet interfaces I use would stop converting my double-spaces into single-spaces. :/
Tuesday, 26-Apr-11 20:05:36 UTC from web-
@thelastgherkin I feel your pain.
Tuesday, 26-Apr-11 20:09:55 UTC from web-
@nutterguy Oh my goodness, I am SO glad that I'm not alone in being hung up over this! Let's unite against poor grammar!
Tuesday, 26-Apr-11 20:17:23 UTC from web-
@thelastgherkin #ooc I wasn't aware double spaces after sentences was proper grammar... #feelsdumb
Tuesday, 26-Apr-11 20:19:00 UTC from web-
@moonprincess It isn't.
Tuesday, 26-Apr-11 20:21:11 UTC from web-
Tuesday, 26-Apr-11 20:22:19 UTC from web
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@thelastgherkin Double spaces after a period are wrong anyway. http://www.slate.com/id/2281146/
Tuesday, 26-Apr-11 20:20:11 UTC from web-
@starshine I was going to read that article, but it failed at the first hurdle by putting "period" instead of "full stop". :)
Tuesday, 26-Apr-11 20:22:53 UTC from web-
@thelastgherkin Pedant.
Tuesday, 26-Apr-11 20:23:18 UTC from web-
@starshine Of course I'm a pedant! I'm complaining about spaces between sentences!
Tuesday, 26-Apr-11 20:25:55 UTC from web-
@thelastgherkin :D
Tuesday, 26-Apr-11 20:30:49 UTC from web-
@starshine :awesomeface:
Tuesday, 26-Apr-11 20:36:00 UTC from web
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@thelastgherkin If you want to get really bad about it, there are those who say it's correct with monospace fonts, but not with others. :p
Tuesday, 26-Apr-11 20:37:34 UTC from web-
@scribus And if I wanted to play dirty, I'd reveal that using one space is called "French spacing", hopefully invoking people's natural xenophobia towards France in order to discourage them from doing it...
Tuesday, 26-Apr-11 20:41:36 UTC from web-
@thelastgherkin ((jumping into the middle of this)) Actually, scribus is right. The double-space rule was invented during the era of monospace fonts, because of typewriters, because it was impossible to tell where a sentence began. With the advent of computers and fonts that actually compensated for the natural amount of space between characters, the double-space system became unnecessary and, thus, is both incorrect and dated. ;)
Tuesday, 26-Apr-11 20:46:15 UTC from web-
@libbylishly It's also embedded into my subconscious so much so that I literally can't type after a full stop without double-spacing. Also! It should be a free choice for people between wanting to use it and not wanting to use it (see also: sconn versus scOHne) as opposed to an internet-formatting-mandated autocorrection. Hence my initial annoyance!
Tuesday, 26-Apr-11 20:52:43 UTC from web-
@thelastgherkin Lol. Well, as a proud patriot, i agree that you should absolutely have the freedom to, however incorrectly, exercise your right to double spaces after periods. ;) With that i will most definitely agree!
Tuesday, 26-Apr-11 20:54:25 UTC from web-
@libbylishly Great! Fight the power! In other news: sconn or scOHne? I say scOHne.
Tuesday, 26-Apr-11 20:59:06 UTC from web-
@thelastgherkin scOHne, most definitely. But i do tend to swallow it a bit (the word as well as the edible in question).
Tuesday, 26-Apr-11 21:01:34 UTC from web-
@libbylishly Super-duper! I find it's excellent to end an argument with some agreeing!
Tuesday, 26-Apr-11 21:07:03 UTC from web
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