Poll: Do you indent the first line of a paragraph?
Do you indent the first line of a paragraph? |
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Votes: 1160
Comments: 13
Added: February 2004
Comments:
| lcb - 28th August 2006 00:36 |
| I would indent if I were hnd-writing a letter but generally not when using a word processor. The conventions are different for the two forms. |
| Scott - 7th September 2006 03:17 |
| Yes, my teacher makes me. |
| Cyndi - 11th May 2007 11:07 |
| I agree with lcb |
| grant - 21st November 2008 05:06 |
| yes you always indent at the start of each paragraph, except when you are typing some forms of business letters. I'm a freshman in high school and our teacher has always made us indent. |
| no one special - 9th December 2008 11:49 |
| you dont indent the 1st paragraph its common sense............. well for all who voted yes, prehaps not.... |
| E.S.F - 26th September 2009 15:49 |
| You should indent at the begining of your first paragraph, but not the rest of your paragraphs |
| mikaylah - 23rd November 2009 22:56 |
| Duhh... of course u indent the first line of a paragraph, its common sense. |
| dakota - 7th January 2010 00:04 |
| i think it is s dum tou do not indent if you are spacing you paragraphs. you only indent if you are putting the paragraphs together. |
| riddler - 10th April 2010 15:31 |
| pretty sure you indent |
| anastasia - 11th May 2010 20:56 |
| well you have to indent because if you don't it won't be correct. |
| Bob - 12th September 2010 01:46 |
| Paragraph breaks are indicated visually by a vertical space or a first-line indent, but never both. It’s considered bad typographic form: visual overkill. In addition, the first paragraph of your body copy (or any paragraph following a heading) should not be indented. Since it’s the first paragraph; we don’t need visual indication of a paragraph break! Common sense should have made everyone vote "no" but apparently public education isn't doing it's part to educate people. Don't just blindly follow someone's "opinion". Think about it, even if only for a minute, and use your better judgment. |
| Chris - 10th October 2010 20:04 |
| In reference to the last comment: Bob, although I agree with your vote--that an indent is not used for the first line of a paragraph--I think it's ironic that you used a semi-colon in the wrong context; that really should have been a regular comma, wherein my use of it would be acceptable, for future reference. On another note, I think it's a tad pretentious of those who referenced "common sense" in their comments, especially because I do believe indents were used in common practice not too long ago, at least in Britain; however, it is now few and far between. I understand that education is lacking for certain, but I also feel common sense should encompass humanitarian knowledge over that of grammatical. Nonetheless, I agree to do your own research and "think for yourself" before following another's opinion. |
| torn between two lovers - 13th January 2011 04:41 |
| so... should i indent or not? |
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