One Space or Two, What Say You?

February 7, 2011

by Kim Taylor

When I saw this post on Ragan.com by Eileen Burmeister, I had to take a deep breath before I considered sharing what it said.  Maybe everybody is still commiserating about Christina Aguilera botching the National Anthem and it’ll go unnoticed, I thought.

Could it be?  No more liberally clicking the space bar twice after each period?  I’ve inserted more red number signs over the years than I care to admit and now, just like that, I may have to play by the rules and go single space.

Truth be told, we follow AP Style guidelines, but we also agree that two spaces after a period just looks better.  So, before I toss the red pen and tighten up the space bar usage, let me hear from you:  one space or two?

P.S. – I think this is what Peter Cetera was really singing about.



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