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Are there supposed to be two spaces between sentences, or one?
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31-Oct-2007, 07:14
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Re: Are there supposed to be two spaces between sentences, or one?
Before computers and word processing programs were the norm and documents were composed on typewriters, the rule was two spaces in between sentences. But since word processing programs use proportionate spacing, one space is now the standard.
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