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"How many spaces should I leave after a period or other concluding mark of punctuation?". Modern Language Association. Archived from the original on 12 October 2006; Rhodes, John S. (13 May 1999). "One Versus Two Spaces After a Period". WebWord.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2010; The Times (2010).
"Additional space at the ends of sentences is called 'French Spacing.' It is a very old practice, having been commonplace in books up through the 19th century" [7] "Adding two spaces after a period is called French spacing. French spacing was quite common in books before the 19th century. Later it became the norm for typewritten copy." [8]
Sentence spacing concerns how spaces are inserted between sentences in typeset text and is a matter of typographical convention. [1] Since the introduction of movable-type printing in Europe, various sentence spacing conventions have been used in languages with a Latin alphabet. [2]
You are right, 2 spaces makes for easier reading. However, if these pages are rendered according to standard HTML rules (I think they are), you are both wasting your time. HTML ignores all series of spaces after the first one, so 2 spaces (or 10 spaces) are always displayed as one. - Marshman 17:25, 25 Oct 2003 (UTC)
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Line breaks between words can be prevented by inserting a non-breaking space instead of an ordinary space by using the code or {}. This avoids lines breaking in the middle of expressions such as 17 kg , AD 565 , £11 billion , December 2024 , 5° 24′ 21.12″ N , Boeing 747 , and World War II .
Jay-Z’s legendary 40/40 Club is readying itself for a rebirth. ... celebrate the one-year anniversary of the 40/40 Club on November 9, 2006 in New York City. ... Fanatics Fest and will feature ...