Spacing after periods

[MABUSE]

Sentences that begin "Also, ". FRIKKIN duh... Of course it is also, otherwise it would be there. I loathe morons that choose to weaken the thought by starting off the sentence after the penultimate sentence with "Also, " or "Additionally, ".

And I am usually not a grammar nazi.

I love the word "the" though. Whenever I finish a paper, I run a macro to change all "the the" to "the".

I wonder if there is a medical term for stuttering when you type.

Basic fluency in one's language and the ability to clearly and intelligently communicate therein is, or should be considered, a basic survival skill.  I dislike the term "grammar Nazi" as those that usually invoke it inevitably are too lazy to exhibit the basic courtesy of writing well and coherently, retching a slipshod dog's breakfast of language and insisting the recipient parse for the actual meaning.  It is incumbent upon the writer to be clear, and correct grammar is a mainstay.
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[onan]

My 7th grade English teacher presented this to the class:

That that is is that that is not is not is not that that is is it is





He then added punctuation:

That that is, is. That that is not, is not. Is not that that is, is? It is.

[Juan]

It's all irrelevant when we communicate solely with emojis.  Emojis make Twitter look intelligent.

[Gumby, Dammit]

My 7th grade English teacher presented this to the class:

That that is is that that is not is not is not that that is is it is





He then added punctuation:

That that is, is. That that is not, is not. Is not that that is, is? It is.

That depends on what the definition of is is.

[Gumby, Dammit]

My 7th grade English teacher presented this to the class:

That that is is that that is not is not is not that that is is it is





He then added punctuation:

That that is, is. That that is not, is not. Is not that that is, is? It is.

Could also be:  That that "is," is that that is not; "is," not is, not that that "is" is, it is!

Of coursh, Noory took one look at that in 7th grade (did he make it that far?) and has hence ever simplified it to: "ISN'T IT?"

Another way of looking at it would be from a 18th century Cockney dock-man's point of view, as he tries to explain it wasn't he who used the wrong rope fastening method:

"That that is 'is, that that is not 'is 'not, is not that that is 'is, it is!"

[BobGrau]

My 7th grade English teacher presented this to the class:

That that is is that that is not is not is not that that is is it is





He then added punctuation:

That that is, is. That that is not, is not. Is not that that is, is? It is.

That's a hell of a lot of ISIS references on one page. 

[onan]

That's a hell of a lot of ISIS references on one page. 

Damnit, you broke the code. Death to America.

[BobGrau]

Damnit, you broke the code. Death to America.

Grammar Jihadi!!!1

[MV/Liberace!]

I've always double spaced after periods.  That's how I was taught in high school typing class.  I always thought people who didn't had never been formally taught to type.  I read recently it is incorrect and a relic of the typewriter age.  In fact I read that double spacing after periods is a sure sign you're over 40 and out of touch. 

I've been looking through some publications, and sure enough everything is single spaced after a period, exclamation point, or question mark: articles on major news sites like the New York Times, BBC, and CBC; government and university sites; scientific publications, and published books.

Where do you fall on the whole spacing after a period issue?

I'm 35. I double space.

[BobGrau]

So is this a parallel universe issue?

[onan]

So is this a parallel universe issue?

No, this is the different dimensions thread, you only need vibrate at a different more vulgar frequency.

[LadyFish]

i am older then you by...a decade give or take a few years and i have never heard of it either

I took typing in high school in the 70's and was taught to double space after periods. I realized this had changed a few years ago when I was "helping" my youngest son complete his science fair project display for fourth grade. The stupid grammar check kept giving me errors. When I asked my older kids about it, they thought I was crazy for thinking it was ever two spaces.

There is another important lesson about periods that I learned twelve years ago. Just because you are too old to have periods doesn't necessarily mean that you are too old to get pregnant.

[MV/Liberace!]

There is another important lesson about periods that I learned twelve years ago. Just because you are too old to have periods doesn't necessarily mean that you are too old to get pregnant.

[BobGrau]

I took typing in high school in the 70's and was taught to double space after periods. I realized this had changed a few years ago when I was "helping" my youngest son complete his science fair project display for fourth grade. The stupid grammar check kept giving me errors. When I asked my older kids about it, they thought I was crazy for thinking it was ever two spaces.

There is another important lesson about periods that I learned twelve years ago. Just because you are too old to have periods doesn't necessarily mean that you are too old to get pregnant.

...the hell kind of science experiment was this?

[LadyFish]

My husband's exact reaction! Mine was  more along the lines begging my doctor to run another test to see if it wasn't just a hormone imbalance or gallbladder attack.

[LadyFish]

...the hell kind of science experiment was this?

It was completely accidental.

[starrmtn001]

No, this is the different dimensions thread, you only need vibrate at a different more vulgar frequency.

Battery or plug in; or does it matter?

[Mind Flayer Monk]

It's all irrelevant when we communicate solely with emojis.  Emojis make Twitter look intelligent.

Emojis are a return to tribal society, where people communicated with facial expressions.

[BobGrau]

Battery or plug in; or does it matter?

USB

[nbirnes]

Emojis are a return to tribal society, where people communicated with facial expressions.

They are also a right-brain feminization of the language and thinking, re Alphabet vs the Goddess. 👯

[MABUSE]

Emojis are a return to tribal society, where people communicated with facial expressions.

They are a devolution from the ability to think and express abstract concepts in an elegant and convenient format.  One of the triumphs of the "Western Alphabet" lies in that exact ability.   Whereas ideographic alphabets can represent "concepts" (or on occasion, such as Egyptian, both concepts as well as phonetic devices, sound combinations diphthongs etc.)  purely abstract alphabet which represents only sounds, generates a far greater freedom to communicate ideas efficiently and cleanly.  With the continuing decline of literacy and education, the re-emergence of ideograph should be correctly seen as a regression in consciousness development and communication skills.   
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[paladin1991]

I've always double spaced after periods.  That's how I was taught in high school typing class.  I always thought people who didn't had never been formally taught to type.  I read recently it is incorrect and a relic of the typewriter age.  In fact I read that double spacing after periods is a sure sign you're over 40 and out of touch. 

I've been looking through some publications, and sure enough everything is single spaced after a period, exclamation point, or question mark: articles on major news sites like the New York Times, BBC, and CBC; government and university sites; scientific publications, and published books.

Where do you fall on the whole spacing after a period issue?

Once a month.Anything else would be tedious.   

[zeebo]

Emojis are a return to tribal society, where people communicated with facial expressions.

omg ur rite lol 

[GravitySucks]

😧

[Caruthers612]

That depends on what the definition of is is.

           Dude, you just brought the Lewinski scandal flooding back, if you'll pardon the expression. Old Clinton, under oath in front o' Congress, still tryin' to worm his way out o' whatever he dun that week.

[Caruthers612]

I'm 35. I double space.

           I'm 51. I've been spacing since I took that first fateful hit freshman year.

[Caruthers612]

So is this a parallel universe issue?

         No, the parallel universe issue was last month. This is the the swimsuit edition.

[chefist]

3 pages...amazing! 

[Caruthers612]

Emojis are a return to tribal society, where people communicated with facial expressions.

         Not to mention gestures like grabbing their crotches. Note that even this has returned. Now all we need is a totem pole (apart from the one in my pants, 'cause I just knew one o' you would've made that reference) and a shaman. Interesting thought, shamans used to don animal skins and dance around a fire; do you think we could skin Hoagland and use him this way? The head would be extra scary in the dancing light of the flames.

[Caruthers612]

They are a devolution from the ability to think and express abstract concepts in an elegant and convenient format.  One of the triumphs of the "Western Alphabet" lies in that exact ability.   Whereas ideographic alphabets can represent "concepts" (or on occasion, such as Egyptian, both concepts as well as phonetic devices, sound combinations diphthongs etc.)  purely abstract alphabet which represents only sounds, generates a far greater freedom to communicate ideas efficiently and cleanly.  With the continuing decline of literacy and education, the re-emergence of ideograph should be correctly seen as a regression in consciousness development and communication skills.   
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          Once again, Mabuse, you rock my balls. I like the cut o' yer jib, kid. Stick around.