... there will always be two spaces after my periods, because I think that's the way that God intended it. I mean it -- I checked the Bible and it sure looks like two spaces to me. (While there, I also found some pretty serious rules for you ladies out there and it turns out that you should be quarantining yourself once a month [after all, I was researching spacing around periods]. Also -- spoiler alert -- one of the main characters dies [ish]).
Apparently, the great divide in spacing traces back to those who learned "rules" on a typewriter versus those who learned "rules" on a word processor (and yes, I am proud to have had a typing class in high school, even if that does make me an old fogey). I get that modern communication puts a premium on characters and the spaces that come between them (with hashtagging taking that concept to the extreme) -- which is why I just can't fully endorse the Twitter experience (when I have *this* much to say, how could I possibly limit it to just a certain number of characters).
So I'm adding this to what I'll tell my grandkids (note: must soon find store where grandkids are sold) -- "When I was little, I walked to school -- uphill both ways -- and I was free and loose with my spaces after my punctuation. Because it was the right thing to do."
You kids can't take away my right to space as I see fit! Old school forever!!
THOSE WHO DISAGREE (I SPIT ON THEM):
http://www.pageplane.com/copywriting/proofreaders_and_copyeditors_o.html
THE SOURCE OF MY IMAGE FOR TODAY'S POST (WITH LOTS OF OTHER FUN STUFF):
http://www.theyuniversity.net/page/10
HIDE YOURSELF FROM ME FOR 7 DAYS WHEN YOUR MONTHLY VISITOR ARRIVES:
http://www.asylum.com/2008/02/22/the-weirdest-and-toughest-laws-in-the-bible/
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