tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441873745400594431.post305076795421230424..comments2024-01-17T19:11:06.286-08:00Comments on Orange and Silver: Embrace the Single SpaceTDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00665343970056841693noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441873745400594431.post-2325126740058807392015-10-04T17:11:38.139-07:002015-10-04T17:11:38.139-07:00I have to say that I find this surprising coming f...I have to say that I find this surprising coming from you, Tracy. I've always pegged you as a real stickler for correct writing form---in an appreciative way.<br /><br />Thank God Cassandra came along to disagree with you. If you'd both said that the double space was no longer necessary it would be very unsettling. I'm sticking to double (excepting twitter, where I can barely make it in 140 characters). I'm too old to change, and I think I can continue to accommodate the extra time and energy it takes to hit the space bar twice.Margotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441873745400594431.post-74281476495990962212015-10-03T09:02:58.857-07:002015-10-03T09:02:58.857-07:00Never! Never will I give up the second space.
You...Never! Never will I give up the second space.<br /><br />You and Jeff want to make it official and take it to a Throwdown? Momus and I have been thinking about getting a guest throwdown in...Cassandrahttp://www.thenextdelusion.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441873745400594431.post-11834617259334210852015-10-01T19:17:36.406-07:002015-10-01T19:17:36.406-07:00Ashley - it does make a difference on Twitter. Not...Ashley - it does make a difference on Twitter. Not on FB since there's no limit now, but yeah, Twitter.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942223629303845455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441873745400594431.post-22155464559280517942015-10-01T17:22:53.912-07:002015-10-01T17:22:53.912-07:00I still have the 2 space habit. Not sure I will e...I still have the 2 space habit. Not sure I will ever break from it...except for twitterAshley P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09025542342920593028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441873745400594431.post-17720852608473713222015-10-01T17:22:36.333-07:002015-10-01T17:22:36.333-07:00Thanks, Carin--ditto!
Maureen - I know, total bum...Thanks, Carin--ditto!<br /><br />Maureen - I know, total bummer about the ice cream, right? It's how I got most of my "dairy" in high school. Who are we kidding? It's how I get most of it now! Yeah, professionally it's one space. In my office too. Except for rebellious throwbacks like Jeff ;)Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942223629303845455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441873745400594431.post-25208420733908425822015-10-01T17:13:36.199-07:002015-10-01T17:13:36.199-07:00Wait. what? Ice cream is no longer dairy. Oh, damn...Wait. what? Ice cream is no longer dairy. Oh, damn! In work life two spaces is a must. Hard habit to break!but, just noticed typing this comment, I didn't use two spaces, a didn't even realize it.Maureenhttp://www.redcottagechronicles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441873745400594431.post-18834062558589957182015-10-01T16:44:48.725-07:002015-10-01T16:44:48.725-07:00Love it! Glad to meet you. Love it! Glad to meet you. Carin Harrishttp://www.eclecticsoapbox.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441873745400594431.post-66822961532034436122015-10-01T16:14:38.447-07:002015-10-01T16:14:38.447-07:00Jeff - the readability myth is just that--neither ...Jeff - the readability myth is just that--neither one nor two space texts is more readable than the other. And while I would agree that comments and tweets are not necessarily literary masterpieces, why flip back and forth from one format to the other? Would you use one space in a tweet, but two in a document? Just pick one. One space takes less time, fewer keystrokes, and less room. And yes, we are in the digital age, but there is still such a thing as printed material, and as much as everyone keeps picking up the phone to call the florist for the order of flowers to be sent to the funeral home for the services of the printed book, such things continue to exist. And you can't deny the ice cream analogy.<br /><br />Gigi - I write in a form of cursive, so I'm with you on that. As for one vs two spaces, I am of the "live and let live" school, since other people using two spaces doesn't really impact me. I just like to stick it Jeff. ;)Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942223629303845455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441873745400594431.post-88699184762936217662015-10-01T15:43:39.028-07:002015-10-01T15:43:39.028-07:00I'll give you the space-saving qualities regar...I'll give you the space-saving qualities regarding Tweets. But, in other forums, I have to politely disagree...mainly because I cannot break the two-space habit; nor do I desire to do so.<br /><br />But then again, I still write in cursive - despite the fact that schools no longer teach the art - so clearly, I'm a rebel.Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441873745400594431.post-68219652689354575962015-10-01T14:24:57.980-07:002015-10-01T14:24:57.980-07:00...by the way, I've never tried to read a hoop......by the way, I've never tried to read a hoop skirt. /jeff/https://www.blogger.com/profile/06968801633741028972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441873745400594431.post-50404821551117738712015-10-01T14:23:13.369-07:002015-10-01T14:23:13.369-07:00Interesting analogies, my friend. Comparing the c...Interesting analogies, my friend. Comparing the clean break created by the em-space to an appendix or to the toxic use of red dye. <br /><br />I think the one-space movement will be seen as quaint in the coming years. A band of typographers who sacrificed readability for profits (less paper usage, faster typesetting) when books were solely physical things.<br /><br />Now that we live in the digital age, the em-space (double-width space) costs no more than the en-space (single-width space), which frees us to once more create content focused on clarity and consumption, not on cost-savings and manual labor.<br /><br />I believe you mentioned that the en-space was better for typing tweets and other messages where there are character limits. I agree that, in cases where space is at a premium, the en-space still has a place. However, I also don't consider comments and tweets to bastions of literary content.<br /><br />Hail the return of the em-space. For some of us, you never left. :-)<br /><br />Oh, and Opus for President./jeff/https://www.blogger.com/profile/06968801633741028972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441873745400594431.post-50404944784435636662015-10-01T09:59:22.754-07:002015-10-01T09:59:22.754-07:00High school typing class is what warped us all! An...High school typing class is what warped us all! And thanks!<br /><br />Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942223629303845455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441873745400594431.post-34604989587268779392015-10-01T09:26:52.440-07:002015-10-01T09:26:52.440-07:00Ha. I was so happy the day I figured out how to se...Ha. I was so happy the day I figured out how to search for two spaces after a period in a submission. I blame high school typing class. I really want a typewriter. You are hilarious. Alisonhttp://www.sparklyshoesandsweatdrops.comnoreply@blogger.com