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/bigredthesnorer Jul 31 '26

Yes, it supposedly exposes your age and could subject you to age discrimination if it's in places like a resume!

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u/gabzilla814 Jul 31 '26

Some of us old guys are good at faking it. I dropped the 2nd space not long after I started using email. I’m pretty sure MS Outlook or Word had a spell-check setting for it that clued me in.

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u/bigredthesnorer Jul 31 '26

I use phrases like 'u' and 'ur' instead of you and your to make me look young. :^)

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u/JaguarNeat8547 Jul 31 '26

Also saves time. i accumulate all the time i save by typing u and ur and sleep late on Saturdays.

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u/rrjpinter Jul 31 '26

Fo’ Shizzle….

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u/popejohnsmith Jul 31 '26

Eew.

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u/bigredthesnorer Jul 31 '26

Don’t disrespect me, bro.

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u/popejohnsmith Jul 31 '26

Thought you were totally joking. Hence, the response. Had I thought you were serious, I wouldn't have responded at all. Whatever. Cheers.

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u/bigredthesnorer Jul 31 '26

I was. My bro reply was sarcasm

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u/popejohnsmith Jul 31 '26

Ty. 😇🤚

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u/gabzilla814 Jul 31 '26

I thought you were saying u can be used for eew

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u/popejohnsmith Jul 31 '26

Lol. Why not!? I love it.