Double Space After Period
However if your instructor or non apa publisher has other requirements e g to use two spaces follow their specifications.
Double space after period. The rule applies to all end punctuation. Or an exclamation point. Back when we used typewriters every character was given the exact same amount of space on the page.
The apa chicago manual of style ap and us government printing office style manual all recommend a single space between sentences. Before computers and word processors were prevalent most people relied on typewriters. Those of a certain age learned how to type using a.
Use one space after a period or other punctuation mark at the end of a sentence when writing in apa style. Two spaces were once the norm. In the skidmore study among people who write with two spaces after periods two spacers there was an increase in reading speed of 3 percent when reading text with two spaces following periods as.
Once considered an advanced form of technology themselves older typewriters were known to produce uneven or unpredictable line spacing. Spacing after punctuation marks is covered in section 6 1 of the apa publication manual seventh edition. Or a question mark.
Unless you are typing on an actual typewriter you no longer have to put two spaces after a period. Only one space after a period is modern and proper. Very few style guides advise using two spaces after a period.
The nation was rocked this week by a paradigm shattering study. Double spacing after every period used to be standard.