There are some, if not all, staff memeber that attempted to correct my grammar regarding the number of spaces I place at the end of a sentence.
So, I issued this FRAGO(Fragmentary Order):
All writing should be in accordance to accepted authorities of grammar. Therefore, only one space is used following the termination of a sentence.Â
References:Â
APA Style Guide:I.A.6. Single space after sentence terminators (i.e., ‘.’, ‘?’, ‘!’). (http://www.uwsp.edu/PSYCH/apa4b.htm )Â
MLA Formatting and Style Guide:Leave only one space after periods or other punctuation marks (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/ )Â
Other experts: Â
Since modern computer fonts use letters of varying width (for example, the letter i takes up less width than the letter w), extra spacing is no longer necessary, and one space has become the standard.( http://www.accu-assist.com/grammar-tips-archive/06-16-06_GrammarTip_spaces-sentence.htm )Â
A copyeditor at The University of Chicago (Chicago Manual of Style) thinks, “In our efficient, modern world, there is not room for two spaces at the end of a sentence.” ( http://www.lawschooldiscussion.org/prelaw/index.php?topic=4012783.0 )
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“The Bottomline: Professional typesetters, designers, and desktop publishers should use one space only. Save the double spaces for typewriting, email, term papers, or personal correspondence.â€Â (http://desktoppub.about.com/cs/typespacing/a/onetwospaces.htm )
I rest my case.