A few days ago
starlight44

should i press the space bar once or twice after a period?

i think its once, but some people press it twice. Which one is it?

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A few days ago
M C

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ONCE on a computer.

TWICE on a typewriter and word processor.

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A few days ago
D_Luvli
Twice
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A few days ago
abbyful
I always do it twice. That’s the way I was taught in typing class back in grade school.

However, I think it is also acceptable to only do it once; and I think that nowadays it may be being taught to only be 1 space, but I’m not for sure.

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A few days ago
stickinwitu4ever
Twice!
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A few days ago
littlebrowngal2003
Press the spacebar twice after a period when you are making a sentence.
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A few days ago
Barkley Hound
Back in the days of the typewriter 2 spaces were recommended. With variable spacing on a computer now 1 is enough.
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A few days ago
i’m trying
It depends on what you are doing. I was taught in highschool typing class that there should always be 2 spaces after a period. Then, in college, I had to write papers in APA format and only 1 space is used for that. I guess it just depends.
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A few days ago
Thomas M
Twice. It leaves more space, which allows a person reading quickly to see easily that you’ve put in a period and not a comma.
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A few days ago
E
Twice. The proper syntax is to put two spaces after then end of each sentence.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
Twice after periods and once after commas. :o)
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