Thread: [Solved] Using find and replace to insert an extra space after full stops
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Old 02-26-2020, 04:18 PM
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The archaic 'two spaces' after sentences rule belongs to the days of typewriters and fixed-width fonts. It has no place in documents using proportional fonts and/or justification.

Moreover, the process discussed above doesn't limit itself to periods at the end of sentences - it also affects every abbreviation that ends with a period. Far simpler is the deletion of those quite unnecessary spaces.
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