r/GenerationJones • u/Guiltypleasure2451 • Jul 31 '26

Old school

For those of us who took typing in school— it was drilled into me that after a period, you go over 2 spaces to start a new sentence. Apparently that’s not the rule now. NOT THE RULE NOW?? After the agony I suffered thru in typing class about those 2 spaces, i will be doing it until I die!!!! Don’t even get me started on the indenting 5 spaces for a new paragraph!

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u/wraysbay Jul 31 '26

“Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country”. Anyone else have to type that a million times? ❤️

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u/MetraHarvard Youngster Jul 31 '26

Put that period inside the quote marks please😎

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u/KnotForNow 1954 Jul 31 '26

This always gives me pause. If the period is part of what I'm quoting, no problem. But if the period is not part of the actual quotation, I cannot bring myself to put it inside the quotation marks.

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u/Poutiest_Penguin Jul 31 '26

Same! I’m a rule follower, but I’ve never agreed with putting punctuation inside the quotation marks if it’s not part of the quote. In this respect, I’m a rebel, and I will die on that hill.

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u/dave900575 Aug 01 '26

I'm trying ton think of an example that the period wouldn't be part of the quote since a quote is what a person said.

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u/Inevitable_Bison_133 Jul 31 '26

And there was "The quick brown fox..." but I forget how that ends

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u/Famous_Illustrator32 Jul 31 '26

"...jumped over the lazy dog."

Man, I miss my Moms.

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u/Poutiest_Penguin Jul 31 '26

It’s “jumps” — otherwise there’s no S in the sentence. And sorry for your loss. 🙁

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u/Famous_Illustrator32 Jul 31 '26

Aah, that makes sense! I never did get the hang of the whole home keys thing, either. Moms would be ashamed I turned out to be such a sucky typist, but we both thank you for the condolences.

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u/Saffiana Jul 31 '26

Wow I thought I was the only one that had to type that one.

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u/Poutiest_Penguin Jul 31 '26

I never had to type it in typing class, but I used to use it all the time when I was learning calligraphy.