Space After

Microsoft word in the april 2020 update will highlight two spaces after a period as an error and offer a correction of one space.

Space after. Cnn microsoft has made its typographical decree. Two spaces between sentences is too many. The only time it s acceptable to use a space after a slash is when breaking up lines of a poem song or play or when used to separate phrases or multi word terms for ease of reading.

When three are used space occurs before the first dot and after the final dot. Spacing after punctuation marks is covered in section 6 1 of the apa publication manual seventh edition. With a computer use only one space following periods commas semicolons colons exclamation points question marks and quotation marks.

However the modern language association style center offers different advice and suggests that writers use a single space after a period unless they have been explicitly told otherwise. 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. Using two spaces after a period comes from the old days of using a physical typewriter.

Only one space after a period is modern and proper. However if your instructor or non apa publisher has other requirements e g to use two spaces follow their specifications. The space needed after these punctuation marks is proportioned automatically.

But what if you want two spaces after a period. When four are used the first dot is a true period that is there is no space between it and the preceding word. Tex typesets an intersentence space after a period unless the period follows a capital letter as in initials or it is instructed otherwise.

Word war i first world war. Microsoft word will reportedly flag two spaces after the period as a default grammatical error in changes that are supposedly rolling out now. Those of a certain age learned how to type using a.