Chris Williams wrote:
PS -- it is very correct, it is NOT something for old English
teachers.
The Chicago manual, the latest Strunk and White editions, and many
others, still use it. Just because a random entry in Wikipedia
and the
AP don't do it, doesn't mean it's not right.
It may be a bit misleading to suggest that it's only some "random
article in Wikipedia" suggesting that double-spacing after a full-
stop is incorrect.
The Elements of Typographic Style, long regarded as a pretty
definitive text on all things typographic, cautions against such a
thing. To quote: "As a general rule, no more than a single space is
required after a period, colon or any other mark of punctuation."
The Elements of Typographic Style for the Web does a good job of
applying these principles to our little world - here's the entry that
deals with this particular topic: http://webtypography.net/
Rhythm_and_Proportion/Horizontal_Motion/2.1.4/
It also includes suggestions on how to include a larger space, should
you still feel the need to do so.
Regards
Stephen
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