I wonder if this is because older folx don't change the default settings on their stock keyboard so it keeps adding a period after every space automatically.
With some typewriters and older word processors, you needed to hit space twice after every period. It's possible some people of those times didn't understand the "after a period" part and just got used to double spacing everywhere. This likely got even worse when, as you note, some phone keyboards began automatically inserting a period on double space inputs.
Did you need to hit the space twice? I thought it was just a style thing where people thought it was better to separate sentences in an attempt at easier-to-read text.
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ThwaitesAwaits@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 2y
I wonder if this is because older folx don't change the default settings on their stock keyboard so it keeps adding a period after every space automatically.
Copythis@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 2y
It looks like they're hitting. The. Space. Key. Twice on their phone.
After doing that just now I could see how somebody with tremors could pull this off.
poke@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y
With some typewriters and older word processors, you needed to hit space twice after every period. It's possible some people of those times didn't understand the "after a period" part and just got used to double spacing everywhere. This likely got even worse when, as you note, some phone keyboards began automatically inserting a period on double space inputs.
LocustOfControl@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 2y
Did you need to hit the space twice? I thought it was just a style thing where people thought it was better to separate sentences in an attempt at easier-to-read text.
Copythis@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Wow. I completely forgot about that, and that brings up some old deep memories.
That makes way more sense than what I said!
I don't want to get old :'(
totallynotarobot@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Surely though at some point you would notice and stop?
There's a difference between two spaces after a sentence and two spaces after every. Single. Word.
technologicalcaveman@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y
Tremors like the worms?
Bipta@kbin.social · 6 pts · 2y
I can't. Understand. Your accent.
omgarm@feddit.nl · 6 pts · 2y
This is giving me Malcolm in the Middle vibes.
quicksand@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
Fucking Stevie, just say it
Caesium@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
"feeling human"
FluffyPotato@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y
If you don't know how punctuations work just add em everywhere, some have to be correct then
HubertManne@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y
Yup. Got right out and sucked the cops cock right there. No. ticket.
Lepsea@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y
This reminded me of SpongeBob rock bottom episode