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Space or Two Between Sentences? In the days of monospaced typing (as on a typewriter), it was proper to type two spaces between a period and the start of a new sentence. This was because all of the characters on a typewriter had the same amount of space allotted to them. A capital "W" was allotted the same space as a capital "I." Two spaces were used so that a reader's eye could easily see that one sentence had ended and that a new one was beginning. In professional publishing, and later, with the advent of computer fonts, letters were given proportional amounts of space. A capital "W" is allotted much more space than a capital "I." Because of this, one space is enough for a reader's eye to comprehend the start of a new sentence. More space looks awkward and disrupts reading in a professional publication. I have heard the argument that, in the case of e-mail text, that two spaces are permissible. I personally don't agree. It's been such a struggle to get most of us to remember to use one space rather than two that creating an exception seems to be asking for a step backwards. Also, keep in mind that e-mail programs use the fonts in your computer system which are proportional fonts anyway. If you disagree with the need for one space or two, here's
an additional thought. Web pages use only one space between sentences.
HTML is set up to only display one space no matter how many are typed.
A browser, like Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer, will only display
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you look closely at any professionally-printed magazine or book, you'll
notice that there's only one space after a sentence's period before the
start of the next sentence. Why not two? After all, your tenth-grade typing
teacher drilled it into your head that two spaces were proper. Well, your
teacher was right — for the typewriter.