Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The view at CMOS is that there is no reason for two spaces after a period in published work. Some people, however—my colleagues included—prefer it, relegating this preference to their personal correspondence and notes. I’ve noticed in old American books printed in the few decades before and after the turn of the twentieth century that there seemed to be a trend in publishing to use extra space after periods. And many people were taught to use that extra space in typing class . But introducing two spaces after the period causes problems: it is inefficient, requiring an extra keystroke for every sentence; even if a program is set to automatically put an extra space after a period, such automation is never foolproof; there is no proof that an extra space actually improves readability—as your comment suggests, it’s probably just a matter of familiarity ; two spaces are harder to control for than one in electronic documents ; and two spaces can cause problems with line breaks in certain programs. So, in our efficient, modern world, I think there is no room for two spaces after a period. In the opinion of this particular copyeditor, this is a good thing." }
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- www.chicagomanualofstyle.org quote "The view at CMOS is that there is no reason for two spaces after a period in published work. Some people, however—my colleagues included—prefer it, relegating this preference to their personal correspondence and notes. I’ve noticed in old American books printed in the few decades before and after the turn of the twentieth century that there seemed to be a trend in publishing to use extra space after periods. And many people were taught to use that extra space in typing class . But introducing two spaces after the period causes problems: it is inefficient, requiring an extra keystroke for every sentence; even if a program is set to automatically put an extra space after a period, such automation is never foolproof; there is no proof that an extra space actually improves readability—as your comment suggests, it’s probably just a matter of familiarity ; two spaces are harder to control for than one in electronic documents ; and two spaces can cause problems with line breaks in certain programs. So, in our efficient, modern world, I think there is no room for two spaces after a period. In the opinion of this particular copyeditor, this is a good thing.".