Anonymous wrote:Typing (on a typewriter) represents a (many-decades long) regression in the field of setting type. The convention of two spaces emerged because the first typewriters had only monospace fonts (and therefore no variable-width spacing). Once word processing on computers with variable-width fonts (and variable-width spaces) emerged, there was no longer a need for double spaces. In fact, double spaces can interfere with layout algorithms working as designed.

What lawyers do should hardly be a standard. (Same goes for screenplay writers.)

Who cares where it came from. The bottom line is, plenty of us find two spaces after periods easier to read because they create a more distinct break between sentences, making the text sound more "natural" as we read it and easier to understand. That is one reason why it persists in legal writing, and why many of us were taught it long after typewriters became obsolete.

The point is, it is appalling that an AO would assume that an essay with two spaces after periods had undue adult involvement in writing the essay. It is far more likely that an adult proofreader saw it and, coming from a workplace or background where two spaces are normal (or required), advised the kid to do a universal find-and-replace to change one space after periods to two. The AO in the article said they consider a section with two spaces after periods to be "blatantly faked." That is an outrageous assumption.

Typing (on a typewriter) represents a (many-decades long) regression in the field of setting type. The convention of two spaces emerged because the first typewriters had only monospace fonts (and therefore no variable-width spacing). Once word processing on computers with variable-width fonts (and variable-width spaces) emerged, there was no longer a need for double spaces. In fact, double spaces can interfere with layout algorithms working as designed.

What lawyers do should hardly be a standard. (Same goes for screenplay writers.)

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t that how lawyers type? Two spaces.

It's considered mock-able by the younger generation.

I am Gen-X and learned it in typing class. My Gen-X husband recommended that I drop it.

About 3 years ago, a useless young P.R. woman who was being very unhelpful to my team took time out of her busy day to make fun of me for this.

It's kind of a meme. So much angst over white space, which is usually a positive.

Isn’t that how lawyers type? Two spaces.

Anonymous wrote:I taught my kids to do this….. they’re don’t get typing 101 in school.

Same.

These admissions officers clearly all have god complexes. Glad they make so little money. Hope Trump sends them to jail.

I taught my kids to do this….. they’re don’t get typing 101 in school.

Anonymous wrote:This one is weird. They thought the parents wrote it because of two spaces between sentences. Don’t you have to tap the space bar twice to get a period? Or do younger people manually put the period in?


“I’ve seen is an essay draft where every period in the sentence was followed by two spaces... that's what the older generation (i.e. parents) was taught with typing."

If this were the case, my kid is in trouble. They had used some typing program to learn how to type, and it had 2 spaces so both of them had always used two spaces.

Well, ethical students can say no to unethical practices. There is no way in hell my kids would've agreed to any of this if I had suggested it.

This one is weird. They thought the parents wrote it because of two spaces between sentences. Don’t you have to tap the space bar twice to get a period? Or do younger people manually put the period in?


“I’ve seen is an essay draft where every period in the sentence was followed by two spaces... that's what the older generation (i.e. parents) was taught with typing."

Anonymous wrote:Interesting article from AOs. Probably half of the lies are from DCUMers. 🙂

Your favorite?

https://www.buzzfeed.com/jenniferadams2/college-admissions-officers-are-sharing-the-worst-example

Strikingly unremarkable and ordinary, the lack of originality alone is sufficient to justify denying or rescinding admission

These lies are really stupid.

I think the biggest lie is schools inflate GPA, telling colleges that they are straight A students. It has been going on for several years now.

My mother taught at one of the count's rich schools. One of the last things she did before retiring is curse out a parent that tried to bribe her.

The list has no actual surprises. What is saddest about the list of lies though, is they ALL seem to be parent generated.

Interesting article from AOs. Probably half of the lies are from DCUMers. 🙂

Your favorite?

https://www.buzzfeed.com/jenniferadams2/college-admissions-officers-are-sharing-the-worst-example