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One or two spaces after a full stop?


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In the beginning, the rules of the space bar were simple.  Two spaces after each period.  Every time.  Easy.

That made sense in the age of the typewriter. Letters of uniform width looked cramped without extra space after the period. Typists learned not to do it.

But then, at the end of the 20th century, the typewriter gave way to the word processor, and the computer,  and modern variable-width fonts.  And the world divided.

https://www.sciencealert.com/one-or-two-spaces-after-a-full-stop-scientists-say-they-ve-found-the-answer-and-we-re-not-happy

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I am a 2 spacer. Just looks right is all :) 

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If I'm typing on an actual old typewriter, 2 spaces. Otherwise it looks weird. Most of the time I'm typing on a digital format, so I only use one space- because two looks weird, heh.

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19 minutes ago, Not A Rockstar said:

I am a 2 spacer. Just looks right is all :) 

Where has the second space gone? :lol:

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I'm not sure at what point I dropped the extra space, but I did. 

It just looks weird now. 

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I've only EVER done a single space after a full stop.  Two spaces (as in this example) just looks wrong ? 

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My entire life I have never heard of anything other than a single space after a full stop.

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If you use something that one tweets with, then no spaces often becomes a blessing.

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1 hour ago, ouija ouija said:

My entire life I have never heard of anything other than a single space after a full stop.

Double-spacing used to be the convention in formal typed letters.

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I tend to use a single space, or a double space if necessary. I have a firm policy on the matter, but I don't have a hope of explaining it!  :lol:

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2 hours ago, ouija ouija said:

My entire life I have never heard of anything other than a single space after a full stop.

 

23 minutes ago, acute said:

Double-spacing used to be the convention in formal typed letters.

My entire life I have never typed a formal letter! :P

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6 minutes ago, ouija ouija said:

My entire life I have never typed a formal letter! :P

What about the letter you wrote to Colgate's marketing department, suggesting they make red toothbrushes for people with bleeding gums?

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On 05/05/2018 at 5:15 PM, RoofGardener said:

I've only EVER done a single space after a full stop.  Two spaces (as in this example) just looks wrong ? 

The real question we should all be asking is should be a space before a question mark ? 

I honestly don't know the answer.

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One space after a period. Anything else is heresy.

5 hours ago, ExpandMyMind said:

The real question we should all be asking is should be a space before a question mark ? 

No, never. No modern style guide would allow that.

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