Poll

Do you put one or two spaces after a period?

One64%64% - 94
Two35%35% - 52
Total: 146
CommieChipmunk
Member
+488|6997|Portland, OR, USA
My girlfriend says one but i've always put two... who's right?
>LOD<Dougalachi
Teh_Complainer
+85|6982|An Hour North of Indy
two
11sog_raider
a gaurdian of life
+112|6885|behind my rifle
i saw two because thats what ive always done
CommieChipmunk
Member
+488|6997|Portland, OR, USA
oh shit, i voted for one
kr@cker
Bringin' Sexy Back!
+581|6976|Southeastern USA
it's two, but i usually only bother on official shite, not when talking to you dorks
ATG
Banned
+5,233|6956|Global Command

CommieChipmunk wrote:

My girlfriend says one but i've always put two... who's right?
She got the vagina, she right.
PspRpg-7
-
+961|7125

ATG wrote:

CommieChipmunk wrote:

My girlfriend says one but i've always put two... who's right?
She got the vagina, she right.
Hahahahaha!
Ssandstorm
Member
+73|7161|Perth, Western Australia
28 days
kr@cker
Bringin' Sexy Back!
+581|6976|Southeastern USA

ATG wrote:

CommieChipmunk wrote:

My girlfriend says one but i've always put two... who's right?
She got the vagina, she right.
oh wait, that kind of period, put as many spaces as you can between yourself and it as possible!!!!

Last edited by kr@cker (2006-11-14 20:56:00)

GotMex?
$623,493,674,868,715.98 in Debt
+193|7190

Umm, I'm pretty sure it's just 1 (one) space after a period. Even Microsoft Word will tell you there's a grammar mistake if you put 2 spaces after a period instead of 1. Interesting how most people voted 1, yet the people who posted are the ones that think it's two. Having said that, I really don't think it matters how many spaces you use.
Random Link ~ http://www.grammarbook.com/notgrandmasgrammar.asp
Interesting Wikipedia talk ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_ … op/period)

Last edited by GotMex? (2006-11-14 20:58:42)

s()mtingWong
Member
+48|7120
I chose 1 because im to lazy to make 2.

LOL @ Chief

Last edited by s()mtingWong (2006-11-14 20:58:37)

Chief_(OwNaGe)
Member
+46|6871
just one for me, too lazy to put two i guess...
Scorpion0x17
can detect anyone's visible post count...
+691|7193|Cambridge (UK)
<*smacks hand against forehead*>

I didn't know you Americans screwed with our grammer too!

(It's ONE space you dolts!)
Major.League.Infidel
Make Love and War
+303|6905|Communist Republic of CA, USA
My Microsoft Word doesn't correct if I put two.  I was taught by my 5th grade, 6th grade, and 9th grade English Teachers (All former Editors for Newspapers/Publishers) that it was two.  Dunno I don't think it matters.  They said you can put one also, it's just a different writing style. (Chicago Style vs New York style?)
Stags
Member
+26|7083
Its two spaces after the period.  That's how its always been.  Although, even I do get lazy and only put one sometimes.
chefvolrath
feeding the BF2S community since 2005.....
+5|7117
my sis has her masters degree in creative writing from brown university.........she says 2
dubbs
Member
+105|7059|Lexington, KY
To make things a little more complicated, I put one space after a period unless it is the end of a sentence.  For example, if I was to use shorten a word, ie. ie., I only use one space.  Now at the end of sentences I use two.
Kamikaze17
Over the line!
+70|7175|Mark it zero.
its fun putting 2 spaces between every word and then like 4 after the period because it makes the essay look a little bit longer by adding more lines. just hope you have a retarded teacher like one i used to have.
unnamednewbie13
Moderator
+2,072|7198|PNW

Null vote. I use both styles, depending on what I'm doing, or by the preference of who I am doing it for.

Last edited by unnamednewbie13 (2006-11-14 21:23:33)

CommieChipmunk
Member
+488|6997|Portland, OR, USA
thanks for backing me up... dickholes... lol
Fenris_GreyClaw
Real Хорошо
+826|6946|Adelaide, South Australia

i press Tab.
Snipedya14
Dont tread on me
+77|7122|Mountains of West Virginia
I believe the MLA calls for 2. I use one most of the time.
WilhelmSissener
Banned
+557|7160|Oslo, Norway
One. see? just one.
kr@cker
Bringin' Sexy Back!
+581|6976|Southeastern USA
it depends on what you're doing, in more formal works, using the MLA format i believe (forgive me if i'm fuzzy, it's been a few years) it is 2 spaces. tell your girl you're just more classy and formal than she is
Sarrk
O-O-O A-O A
+788|7082|Brisbane, Australia

chefvolrath wrote:

my sis has her masters degree in creative writing from brown university.........she says 2
Ohhh realllllly now? DOES SHE?

I dont care what your sister and her degree say. Both are allowed, but here in Australia, its 1.

Fucking hell, why did america have to go and create their own language? Some americans I know are all like, "Who do those english think they are? Spelling color with a u and all" and its like "Oh, I dont know, maybe just because the language was created and named after them?"

Whatever. Note the one space after.

Last edited by Sarrk (2006-11-14 22:00:12)

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