At my last job, a bunch of the older folks did not realize they had a “two spaces” habit.
It’s a clear tell.
Saw this meme and thought I’d point that out.
For those of you as stunned as I am that Word now marks two spaces as an error, there’s how to fix it courtesy of Microsoft Answers
Although current convention is to use just one space when using proportional fonts (two spaces were used in typing because most typewriter fonts were monospaced), you can select which convention you want to use and have Word flag exceptions (or not). At File | Options | Proofing, beside “Grammar and Refinements,” click Settings… In the Grammar Settings dialog, scroll down to Punctuation Conventions. You’ll see that you can select one or two space or “don’t check.” As to why this just started, probably no one can tell you, but this is how to fix it.
I use two spaces and you are all “no cap fr fr skibidi Ohio fam.”
Fuck off.
I’m over 40. I do what I want.
30s, and that’s how I was taught to type, so…
29, and yeah: 12pt Times New Roman, double spaced lines max, and two spaces after the period always…
Such a zoomer meme.
Very interesting. I hadn’t noticed that before. Something to consider. I’ll keep an eye out for that. /s
You missed a space after your final period
ur not asposta do it afta da last purriod
Just use lots of lube, you’ll be fine
👏 top class dad joke, cheers from a dad
Not 40, but I still do it. When learning to type on a computer in school it was a requirement. I don’t mind though because now when I do it, periods are automatically added for me in place of the first space.
Bingo. 44 yr old here. I blame Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing back in the early 90s. I still sometimes do the double space at work when I’m on a
typewriterkeyboard.
I love that none of the commenters on this post extolling double-spacing actually have visible double-spacing in their comments.
I double space on the computer. I have to physically fight my phone to double space on it. I’d assume that most people browse Lemmy on their phone too?
Two spaces is very ingrained. Will probably never stop. Didn’t even know the recommendation had changed until very recently. Why?
If you are double spacing when typing this comment, your autocorrect is cutting it down to one. This is one. This is two.
And this is an excellent example of why my reaction to OP is:
Yes, I’m on my phone, my phone does what it wants.
We can also clearly tell that no one at your work cares and they probably think you’re an annoying little shit.
Two spaces on a modern phone automatically gives you a full stop. Checkmate, atheists
I had a guy review a document I wrote go through and “correct” all of my spaces by adding another one.
It’s a major pet peeve of mine to see two spaces after a period.
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