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Melanie Posted 21 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
Spaces after a comma?
I was just told from a friend that I must have 2 spaces after a period. Is that correct?
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That certainly used to be the rule and as someone who learned to type a long time ago it is a habit I still have. However, the current thinking, now we are all whizzing along on computer keyboards, is to only use one. I don't think it is really going to make much difference either way.
- That certainly used to be the rule and as someone who learned to type a long time ago it is a habit I still have.
- However, the current thinking, now we are all whizzing along on computer keyboards, is to only use one.
- I don't think it is really going to make much difference either way.
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That certainly used to be the rule and as someone who learned to type a long time ago it is a habit I still have. However, the current thinking, now we are all whizzing along on computer keyboards, is to only use one.
I don't think it is really going to make much difference either way.
I don't think it is really going to make much difference either way.
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No. Only one space. The tradition of using two spaces after a period was caused by the fact that, when using a monosyllabic typewriter, a single space doesn't show the transition between two sentences clearly enough, and so two are necessary. However, when you're using a computer, a single space is sufficient - most web browsers will eliminate any extra spaces, anyway, and Microsoft Word is se
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