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Spacing confusion after "." #1 (permalink) Thu Mar 30, 2006 5:25 am   Spacing confusion after "."		  
I found some people tend to write with 1, 2 or 3 space after placing the "." in paragraph.

I am not concern about grammar here... but just wondering which is a good practice or correct? 1 space, 2 space or 3 space or it doesn't really matter?

Example
- There is some work to be done. He is going to help you.
- There is some work to be done. He is going to help you.
- There is some work to be done. He is going to help you.
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Spacing confusion after "." #2 (permalink) Thu Mar 30, 2006 5:42 am   Spacing confusion after "."		  
It's traditional to type two spaces after the period (full stop), but nowadays, because of electronic publishing, some style manuals tell us to use just one space. You're not wrong if you do either one, but just don't use three spaces.
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Spacing confusion after "." #3 (permalink) Fri Apr 07, 2006 3:36 am   Spacing confusion after "."		  
Thank you for the explanation Jamie. Embarassed
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Spacing confusion after "." #4 (permalink) Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:56 am   Spacing confusion after "."		  
I found this from the web search, could be an interesting read... Embarassed

http://www.webword.com/reports/period.html
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Spacing confusion after "." #5 (permalink) Mon Apr 10, 2006 12:22 pm   Spacing confusion after "."		  
cheung wrote:
I found this from the web search, could be an interesting read... Embarassed

http://www.webword.com/reports/period.html

That's a very informative article. I should also mention that it's not advisable to use two spaces after a period if you are typesetting, because the wider space on several lines can result in what are called "rivers". Those are the illusion of white tracks running down the page, and it's caused by the accidental aligning of these double spaces.
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