Q. Two spaces after a period at the end of a sentence, right? A. Wrong. I know that back when you were in seventh-grade typing class and pecking away at your Smith Corona Coronet Automatic 12, Mrs. Tegnell taught you to type a double space after a sentence-ending period, but you are no longer in the seventh grade, you are no longer typing on a typewriter, and Mrs. Tegnell is no longer looking over your shoulder. Either break yourself of the habit or, once you’ve finished writing whatever it is you’re writing, do a global search-and-exterminate for double spaces, which will dispose of not only
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