Comments on: New Year’s Resolution – or should I say Revolution?

By: Kat

Kat — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:58:16 +0000

Those are good resolutions. I was talking with DH about Facebook and Twitter yesterday. For some reason I just can’t get into those two. Maybe it’s because I’m boring and have nothing to talk about LOL. That’s okay because the Internet WILL suck away the time one’s day. I’d rather be reading sewing blogs anyway.

By: Suzy

Suzy — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:51:49 +0000

2 spaces after the period. Absolutely.
Congratulations on the revolutions! They all sound so wonderful!

By: The Slapdash Sewist

The Slapdash Sewist — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:13:24 +0000

The number of spaces depends on your style manual and/or personal preference. I prefer two.

Very thoughtful revolutions! Best wishes for 2010!

I say YES to personal preference- Thanks Trina!

By: cidell

cidell — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:16:28 +0000

I too am trying to spend less time online. Twitter has helped since I spend less time on FB. But, still…

By: Marji

Marji — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:29:32 +0000

Happy New Year.
Great set of “revolutions”, the best being to be kind and gentle with yourself. I’m so totally there with you on the “too many projects going at a time” and more ideas popping into the head constantly.
Best wishes for a wonderful new year/decade, and best of luck with the resolutions.

By: Claire S.

Claire S. — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:34:29 +0000

Good resolutions, maybe I oughta think about some this year

For typing, I was taught 2 spaces, but since then with the use of computers I’ve been told – only one. Having to do with the spacing/size of the characters. A font like Courier uses the same space for every character, Arial on the other hand only uses the necessary spacing (‘i’ takes up less space than “A”). Also, so many things are written now as full-justified that 2 spaces spreads out like a big-gaping black hole of space.

Old habits though – I still use 2 unless it visually looks bad, then I delete as required til the spacing evens out.

By: Elaray

Elaray — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 10:50:19 +0000

I like your thoughtful resolutions. Happy New Year!

Back in the dark ages when people used to “type on typewriters”, I was taught 2 spaces after a period. Old habits die hard and I still put 2 spaces after a period, but often, only one shows up.

By: Leah

Leah — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:26:26 +0000

Great post Mom!! I am looking forward to more of your wonderful writing.

And although I am happy for you that you are going to South Beach-ify your life again, I am also glad that I won’t be around the eat cabbage everything for 6 months.

By: LindsayT

LindsayT — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:47:31 +0000

Sorry, but the two spaces after a period rule is no longer hard and fast. Here are guidelines I copied from the MLA (Modern Language Association): ” Publications…today usually have the same spacing after a punctuation mark as between words on the same line. Since [computers] make available the same fonts used by typesetters for printed works, many writers, influenced by the look of typeset publications, now leave only one space after a concluding punctuation mark. In addition, most publishers’ guidelines for preparing electronic manuscripts ask authors to type only the spaces that are to appear in print.

Because it is increasingly common for papers and manuscripts to be prepared with a single space after all punctuation marks, this spacing is shown in the examples in the MLA Handbook and the MLA Style Manual. As a practical matter, however, there is nothing wrong with using two spaces after concluding punctuation marks unless an instructor or editor requests that you do otherwise.”

I myself use one space now for anything electronic. Two spaces looks like a gaping hole in all but a few typefaces.

See- I knew I could count on you Meg!! Thanks!

By: Cisa

Cisa — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:47:05 +0000

2 spaces. Most definately.

Good luck on your resolutions!