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dreamcompiler 16 hours ago

Extra space after periods is never correct with proportionally-spaced fonts, which is why all browsers remove it by default.

Two spaces after periods is a kludge invented for typewriters that had monospaced fonts and touch typing teachers need to stop teaching it in the modern era where most writing uses proportional fonts.

dkga 16 hours ago | parent [-]

Curiously, it‘s also a tell-tale sign that a North-American typed the text.

FabHK 15 hours ago | parent [-]

Just as a space before colons or exclamation marks is a sign that someone francophone typed it.

dkga 15 hours ago | parent [-]

Indeed - especially the space before colons and semi-colons. The space before exclamation marks sometimes happens in informal typing amongst Brazilians. But never the space before colons/semi-colons.