One Space After Period
Microsoft word will reportedly flag two spaces after the period as a default grammatical error in changes that are supposedly rolling out now.
One space after period. The mla handbook for writers of research papers mla waffles. John said he was tired. Microsoft word will begin flagging two spaces after a period as an error.
Adding 2 spaces after a period added too much space between sentences. A long running debate over whether there should be one or two spaces has been met with both excitement and criticism. It came about because the first computer wordprocessors that did right justification used to space out the space between characters the spaces between words and the spaces after a period to make a line look even.
Sorry two spaces it s time to make the switch. If you are someone who can t break your two spaces after a period habit have no fear. As a general rule put one space after a period comma colon semicolon question mark or exclamation point.
Quick tip for those who use two spaces. The new rule is one space after a period. There s only one correct answer for whether to use one space or two spaces after a period and it s to use one space.
The story of spaces after periods is often told as though monospaced typewriter fonts needed two spaces after a sentence for good readability and that the wide availability of proportional fonts on computers led to the switch to one space. Science has definitively found that two spaces after a period in typed text provides the most efficient reading experience for. Go ahead and debate me but there s only one reason why the two space rule came into existence.
The nation was rocked this week by a paradigm shattering study. But what if you want two spaces after a period. Since either way can be considered correct depending on the audience you re writing for the right answer seems to be to err on the side of caution and give that space bar a single tap.