Two or one space after end of sentence?

[piotrek]

I use two spaces for MLA/college format papers.  Wastes more room.  And you really get the idea of a pause.

I like your style, you know what you're talking about! : D

[itlnstln]

then my complacent public school educators stopped carring.

Apparently.


Wee speek gooder inglish in Texas.  Governor Perry even said this was going to be the Texas century.


Whatever the hell that means.  Maybe I need to get a Passport for my next trip to Chicago.

[RoboKrikit]

Apparently.


Wee speek gooder inglish in Texas.  Governor Perry even said this was going to be the Texas century.


Whatever the hell that means.  Maybe I need to get a Passport for my next trip to Chicago.

Just using the word 'Texas' in a positive light gets you bonus points with Texans.  I remember when I first moved here I was laughing at all of the commercials on TV because of the excessive use of 'Texas'.  I don't notice it anymore.  But the first one I saw went something like this.

Corn-fed Texas and you're raisin' cattle
Drivin' Ford-star trucks into Ford-star battle
Gotta keep the Texas Ford truck under control
When the work gets done you're on a Ford Texas roll
Gotta get to work, the Lone Star State ain't blue
When you're raised in Texas, ain't no place else'll do
Stay true to Texas, she's true to you
Texas

[itlnstln]

I noticed the same thing.  Texans LOVE Texas.  When I go visit my GF's family in Chicago, I almost forget that I am in Illinois.  It's amazing how many Texas/Lone Star edition trucks there are here.  In San Antonio, everything is Alamo-something, too.

[bugfix]

I would love to go to Texas one day.

[itlnstln]

Bro, you aren't missing much (except Austin, maybe).  I would save your money and go to Massachusetts or Hawaii or something.  I would love to go to the northeast and see Vermont and New Hampshire.

[bugfix]

Bro, you aren't missing much

72oz steaks!

[itlnstln]

That's a myth or at least very uncommon.  Mexican food and chicken fried steak is pretty common in Texas.  Depending on the town, you might find some decent German food, but since you're from DE, you're probably not going to be too interested in that.  There are some beautiful areas to visit between Austin and San Antonio in what we call the "Hill Country," but other than a few pockets in Austin (due to the university) and Houston, Texas is a cultural wasteland.

Austin is a blast, though.  It's my favorite place to be in the US.

[woody]

Mexican food and chicken fried steak is pretty common in Texas.

Yup, had a good mexican meal in Austin, but the margaritas don't go that well in humid hot.

[bugfix]

There are some beautiful areas to visit between Austin and San Antonio in what we call the "Hill Country,"

That's exactly what I'm looking for. America is a fascinating country for me, but Mass. looks to European for me.

[RoboKrikit]

That's exactly what I'm looking for. America is a fascinating country for me, but Mass. looks to European for me.

In Texas you can drive in one direction for an entire day and still be in Texas, and not have seen anything interesting.  People who come to visit the US from Europe are often appalled at how far away everything is, and Texas is the extreme example.  You might enjoy Yosemite or something if you are into nature.  But Austin is definitely an interesting place; everyone loves Austin.

If you want to better appreciate every other drive you ever take in your life, try driving once from Phoenix to Ft. Worth.

[bugfix]

In Texas you can drive in one direction for an entire day and still be in Texas, and not have seen anything interesting.  People who come to visit the US from Europe are often appalled at how far away everything is, and Texas is the extreme example.

I was already impressed by the size of (and the distances in) California...

You might enjoy Yosemite or something if you are into nature.  But Austin is definitely an interesting place; everyone loves Austin.

Been there, enjoyed it very much.

If you want to better appreciate every other drive you ever take in your life, try driving once from Phoenix to Ft. Worth.

Sounds like a great idea!

[itlnstln]

If you want to better appreciate every other drive you ever take in your life, try driving once from Phoenix to Ft. Worth.

That's brutal.  I'd probably kill myself.  If possible, I try to fly if it's going to be more than about 3 hours of driving.  I'll drive to DFW, but that's pushing it for me.

[bugfix]

That's brutal.  I'd probably kill myself.  If possible, I try to fly if it's going to be more than about 3 hours of driving.  I'll drive to DFW, but that's pushing it for me.

Wait, what's the speed limit in the U.S. again?

[itlnstln]

Tubing in the river North of Austin with a innertube, a dog, a girl in a bikini,  and a case of beer is Texas Heaven.

That pretty much sums it up.  They just outlawed beer bongs a couple of years ago on the Guadalupe River in New Braunfels (south of Austin).

[keyboardlover]

I've heard Austin is cool but never been there. I enjoyed Houston though. Cool city.

[itlnstln]

Dude.  Austin is awesome.  You have to go.  In fact, go during SXSW.  F*cking awesome.

[keyboardlover]

Yea def...a lot of good bands play that. Seen vids on YouTube.

[RoboKrikit]

Wait, what's the speed limit in the U.S. again?

It varies, but ignoring the speed limit is a national pastime.

[quadibloc]

two spaces is appropriate for monospaced typefaces. it's easier to see where sentences begin and end.

one space is appropriate for proportional typefaces. using two spaces with a proportional typeface creates distracting holes in the text and does not aid legibility. examine any professionally typeset book -- there is one space at the end of each sentence.

As this was pointed out early in the thread, I felt no need to weigh in; this is quite correct. Two spaces for typing, one space for typesetting.

And, of course, these days, with our computers that handle proportional spacing as though they were Monotype casters, typing has become typesetting.

[piotrek]

Speedlimit? Is that how fast my car can go at maximum? I don't understand, never heard of something like that.

[phillip]

In Texas you can drive in one direction for an entire day and still be in Texas, and not have seen anything interesting.  People who come to visit the US from Europe are often appalled at how far away everything is, and Texas is the extreme example.  You might enjoy Yosemite or something if you are into nature.  But Austin is definitely an interesting place; everyone loves Austin.

If you want to better appreciate every other drive you ever take in your life, try driving once from Phoenix to Ft. Worth.

I've driven from fort worth to phoenix (flew back).  It sucked.

And yeah, everything is damned far here.  I drove down to pflugerville this past new years, and that took like 3 hours...made it back in exactly 2h30m  Would have been a bit faster if not for a few *******s who can't drive.

[keyboardlover]

I found Texas full of amazing art.

Show Image

Who wears short shorts!

[itlnstln]

Ripster, was that pic from the brewery in San Antonio?  It's now a bunch of condos downtown along with the old Pearl brewery.

[quadibloc]

Speedlimit? Is that how fast my car can go at maximum? I don't understand, never heard of something like that.

What, you never drive anywhere but on the Autobahn?

[itlnstln]

Yep, old pic.

When I was there Texas had Character, not Condos.

Betcha this town is still around.

Show Image

Yeah, and so is the town of Welfare.  I'm surprised the Teabaggers haven't wiped it off the map; bunch of Commies.  I'm founding a town called Deussendropp.

[woody]

Speedlimit? Is that how fast my car can go at maximum? I don't understand, never heard of something like that.

Speed limit is where you grow older slower than others, but you don't actually feel it. Complicated ****, I tell you.

I have tried at about 260km/h, but still have silver patches on my facial hair. Damn theory and lost time in school. The real problem though, is that at this speed the driver's window begins to bend outwards a bit due to frameless design, and it results in a lot of noise.

[RoboKrikit]

Proper driving speed is where all the idiots are driving slower than you, and all the crazy a-holes are moving faster.