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Old 01-19-2011, 03:25 PM
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Two spaces vs. one space?

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Why you should never, ever use two spaces after a period.
By Farhad ManjooPosted Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011, at 6:20 PM ET

Extra space.Can I let you in on a secret? Typing two spaces after a period is totally, completely, utterly, and inarguably wrong.

And yet people who use two spaces are everywhere, their ugly error crossing every social boundary of class, education, and taste.* You'd expect, for instance, that anyone savvy enough to read Slate would know the proper rules of typing, but you'd be wrong; every third e-mail I get from readers includes the two-space error. ...
(cont.@ http://www.slate.com/id/2281146 )
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I have been typing with two spaces after each period for about twenty years now; all my teachers from elementary through high school insisted on it (college professors didn't seem to care as long as you were consistent). It's instinct; trying to type with only one space is painful. I'm curious to get other thoughts on this? Have I really been typing everything wrong (including my cover letters?!) my entire life?
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