I'm glad you're OK, Mike. On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 7:37 PM, Mike Palij <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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? >>> >> > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=177920. > a45340211ac7929163a0216244443341&n=T&l=tips&o=43411 > or send a blank email to leave-43411-177920.a45340211ac7929163a02162444433 > [email protected] > -- Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Street Davenport, Iowa 52803 563-333-6482 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=43424 or send a blank email to leave-43424-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
