A couple of points on this raging debate:
(1) As Rick Froman points out below, APA style started out with
2 spaces after the period (what I learned as an undergraduate
in lab class and back in my high school typing class), went
to 1 space for the 5th ed, and is now back to two spaces. It
doesn't really matter since the printer will make it all single
space or adjusted in the published article.
(2) To get some sense of how ridiculous people are about
such a stupid stylistic point, see the Wikipedia entry on
"Sentence Spacing":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentence_spacing
The entry links out to a few external websites that show how
strongly held beliefs about one space or two are, such as:
McArdle, Megan (14 January 2011). "You Can Have My Double
Space When You Pry it From My Cold, Dead Hands". Atlantic.
Atlantic Monthly.
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/01/you-can-have-my-double-space-when-you-pry-it-from-my-cold-dead-hands/69592/
and
Manjoo, Farhad (13 January 2011). "Space Invaders: Why You
Should Never, Ever Use Two Spaces After a Period". Slate.com.
Washington Post.
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2011/01/space_invaders.html
And for some history, with the realization that single spacing is a
recent development, see:
http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/how-many-spaces-after-a-period/
and
http://widespacer.blogspot.com/2014/01/two-spaces-old-typists-habit.html
I think that whether one chooses to use one or two spaces is a matter of
perspective. I just had a couple of buildings blow up a few blocks from
me
and, quoting Rhett Butler, "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."
For those unfamiliar with the quote, see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankly,_my_dear,_I_don%27t_give_a_damn
-Mike Palij
New York University
[email protected]
P.S. Just keeping my hand in Tips activity while we wait for them to
clear the rubble.
On Fri, 27 Mar 2015 12:23:00 -0700, Christopher Green wrote:
Two when we were using old typewriter pica fixed font. No need for two
when using modern word processor proportional fonts.
On Fri, 27 Mar 2015 11:28:51 -0700, Rick Froman wrote:
APA 6th edition says two (section 4.01 on spacing). The 5th said one
and the 4th and earlier said two. It's the consistency that is most
impressive.
On Fri, 27 Mar 2015 11:41:22 -0700, Paul C Bernhardt wrote:
If you are using a monospaced typeface (e.g., Courier), you should use
2 spaces. If you are using a proportional typeface (e.g. Times New
Roman,
pretty much anything except Courier), you should use 1 space. I know
APA
currently uses 2, but my personal bias is 1 space. When I send a
manuscript
to a journal for consideration I make sure I have 2 spaces, but
internally
I'm protesting doing that to Times New Roman.
On Mar 27, 2015, at 1:49 PM, Beth Benoit <[email protected]>
wrote:
APA says one. All touch typing courses taught us to use two. My
thumbs will
never be able to unlearn that double space after a sentence though.
On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 4:47 PM, Karl Wuensch wrote:
One or two?
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