10-14-2009, 06:29 PM
This is surely one of the epic unsolved problems of mankind.
POMTL!
Teachers should teach the correct, preferred method, not what they want to teach.
I question the accuracy of the implication of "the correct" method. Preferred is self-explanatory and not a synonym for correct.
According to the thinking in this thread, it's OK if a teacher teaches Intelligent Design because they like that philosophy, instead of evolutionary biology, the accepted standard.
Now that's just obviously resorting to couching a deliberately specious analogy as valid argument.
I think that those of us who use two spaces after a period are "OK" with those who do not.
I wonder why those who only use one space are not "OK" with those who do not.
Same here.
We have rules so written communications don't descend into fractured, indecipherable chaos.
Ah, that explains the hysteria, panic, and sheer befuddlement when I submit my missives to others with the double space debacle.
Although the tone here has started to get a bit nasty, we have really come full circle: there is no authoritative source. No one here claiming that this is a set rule, or that using two spaces is "wrong" can cite such an authoritive source.
Agreed, on all counts.
Ultimately it *is* only a matter of convention. Typing ( or "keyboarding" ) in all uppercase, and also referring to it as "shouting"are matters of convention. Using uppercase letters in certain instances is a matter of convention. Using punctuation is a matter of convention. Convention is not the same as universal right or wrong. Convention can and does change over time. It's still only convention.
At some point, the extra space after a period was deemed (by somebody or body?) redundant, and was dropped. That is convention changing. Convention.
Some posters here use no uppercase letters and little or no punctuation. Except for those who might type in all caps or don't use paragraphs, I can deal with the chaos. After that, an extra space after a period is a walk in the park.
If I were currently in school and an instructor or professor took issue with my extra space and advised me it would affect my grade, I'd certainly adapt. Otherwise, it's just not worth the effort.
[I dislike the smilies.]
POMTL!
Teachers should teach the correct, preferred method, not what they want to teach.
I question the accuracy of the implication of "the correct" method. Preferred is self-explanatory and not a synonym for correct.
According to the thinking in this thread, it's OK if a teacher teaches Intelligent Design because they like that philosophy, instead of evolutionary biology, the accepted standard.
Now that's just obviously resorting to couching a deliberately specious analogy as valid argument.
I think that those of us who use two spaces after a period are "OK" with those who do not.
I wonder why those who only use one space are not "OK" with those who do not.
Same here.
We have rules so written communications don't descend into fractured, indecipherable chaos.
Ah, that explains the hysteria, panic, and sheer befuddlement when I submit my missives to others with the double space debacle.
Although the tone here has started to get a bit nasty, we have really come full circle: there is no authoritative source. No one here claiming that this is a set rule, or that using two spaces is "wrong" can cite such an authoritive source.
Agreed, on all counts.
Ultimately it *is* only a matter of convention. Typing ( or "keyboarding" ) in all uppercase, and also referring to it as "shouting"are matters of convention. Using uppercase letters in certain instances is a matter of convention. Using punctuation is a matter of convention. Convention is not the same as universal right or wrong. Convention can and does change over time. It's still only convention.
At some point, the extra space after a period was deemed (by somebody or body?) redundant, and was dropped. That is convention changing. Convention.
Some posters here use no uppercase letters and little or no punctuation. Except for those who might type in all caps or don't use paragraphs, I can deal with the chaos. After that, an extra space after a period is a walk in the park.
If I were currently in school and an instructor or professor took issue with my extra space and advised me it would affect my grade, I'd certainly adapt. Otherwise, it's just not worth the effort.
[I dislike the smilies.]