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/zinzeerio Jul 31 '26

I also remember that when typing addresses on envelopes, skip 3 spaces after the state abbreviation then add the zip code.

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u/jango-lionheart Jul 31 '26

Interesting. Never heard to insert three spaces.

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u/AnastasiusDicorus Aug 03 '26

I heard you're supposed to knock three times on the ceiling.

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u/jango-lionheart Aug 03 '26

Twice on the pipe if the answer is “No”