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Extra space after periods is never correct with proportionally-spaced fonts, which is why all browsers remove it by default. Two spaces after periods is a klud
by dreamcompiler 1y ago
Extra space after periods is never correct with proportionally-spaced fonts, which is why all browsers remove it by default.
Two spaces after periods is a kludge invented for typewriters that had monospaced fonts and touch typing teachers need to stop teaching it in the modern era where most writing uses proportional fonts.
- dkga 1y agoCuriously, it‘s also a tell-tale sign that a North-American typed the text.
- FabHK 1y agoJust as a space before colons or exclamation marks is a sign that someone francophone typed it.
- dkga 1y agoIndeed - especially the space before colons and semi-colons. The space before exclamation marks sometimes happens in informal typing amongst Brazilians. But never the space before colons/semi-colons.