Do you use one space or two after periods?

kittycarr

No reason...

isabella22

2, I am old school.

brightning

Only one. I was a newspaper editor, and that's Associated Press style. Double spaces drive me crazy now!

Bellisimo

2, always

happy_momma

two if it's the end of a sentence.

DaiLyght

1

DandR

1

I thought 2 was only if you are typing with a typewriter???

camrude

One!!!

This is a big peeve of mine. AP, Chicago and MLA all say one space now....follow the rules people

babylove19

1

isabella22

camrude:

One!!!

This is a big peeve of mine. AP, Chicago and MLA all say one space now....follow the rules people

I can't!!!!  It is just such a habit.  I even do it when I am posting on the nest

Starr_Mom

One. I have a hard time remembering 2, even for English papers and I agree with AP guidelines.

AnneUCSB

Always 2. 

katie277s

I have always used 2. 

Angela814

2.  That's what we learned in typing class back in high school.

I only use 1 on text messages though.  If I hit the space key twice it adds a period and 1 space.

happ17

1. As an editor, I can?t tell you how annoying it is to take those spaces out when editing. It looks so awkward in layout. Grrrr. Now, if only my writers could remember this when I tell them.

EMT

Wow, I had no idea 2 wasn't 'right' anymore.

sunshiny79

EMT:

Wow, I had no idea 2 wasn't 'right' anymore.

This

GettinNervous

I was taught 2, but ever since I learned that the "right" way is 1, I have been using 1. And if I accidentally use 2, I remove a space. I have a yearning to be a proofreader.

ljlkm

Wow, I thought I was the only one using two spaces. I'll have to try and use just one now that the style has changed.

Why is that, anyway? Is it what pp suggested and it was something to do with typewriters?

Zenya

EMT:

Wow, I had no idea 2 wasn't 'right' anymore.

me neither!

firefightersgal

2

niecy

one, but in college for all my papers it was 2. I didn't know that 1 is the norm now.

Kapalua

well, shoot...shows how much I pay attention. I always use 2 and never heard any different!

hopefulmom

2 spaces.  Always will, always have.  I took 3 years of typing and another semester at business university.  I don't think there is enough division between sentences using only 1 space.

BTW...I also spell envelope with an "e" at the end!  I'm REALLY old school!  lol

dpdw

I'm getting from the editors/proofreaders who posted that 1 space is now common in textbooks and newspapers.  I presume it has to do with getting more words on each page.  What about in the legal and business worlds?  Are 2 spaces still the predominant way to separate sentences?  I'm wondering if it is dependent on the industry, where there isn't such a premium on page space.  Or does it just separate the old folks from the young folks?