Full Stop Right Or Wrong?

[woodelf]

I always thought that after a full stop, whether on its own or bottom of a question mark or a colon, there had to be two spaces after it - typing of course - but now I've been told that only one space is necessary and even the rule!...which is right or wrong? one space or two? Ta Muchly.

[hc4361]

2

[scorpiojo]

One

[scorpiojo]

Haha!

[aelmpvw]

one

[brainiac]

One space after a comma, semi-colon or colon; two after a full stop or question mark

[aelmpvw]

a fussy typographer may say less than one to allow for the visual space above the full stop

[Prudie]

I have only ever heard of one space

[hereIam]

I was taught 'two' at typing school and I've stuck with it.

[dannyk13]

http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/spacing.asp

[silliemillie]

I was taught at typing school that it's 2.

[cashier]

I was taught two at college and always use that. Brainiac has it right.

[Prudie]

I never went to typing school but I did go to grammar school :-)

[bhg481]

It always used to be 2 spaces after a full stop but I was informed that it had been reduced to 1. I expect someone has calculated how much time it saves. Incidentally you will notice that I have used 2.

[ladybirder]

Two. Danny that's American, what do they know about English;0)

[hc4361]

Danny's link is for US English. It has always been two spaces in English typography.

[THECORBYLOON]

I use one space.

"I was taught two at college and always use that. Brainiac has it right."

Looks like only one space before "Brainiac" to me.

[ladybirder]

Used to be two, now one according to wiki.

//Two word spaces (English Spacing). It is sometimes claimed that the two-space convention stems from the use of the monospaced font on typewriters, but in fact that convention replicates much earlier typography — the intent was to provide a clear break between sentences.[26] This spacing method was gradually replaced by the single space convention in published print, where space is at a premium, and continues in much digital media.[25][27]

[woodelf]

Blimey! What a great response. But then, what can one expect from such ABers. Ta Very Much All and as I'm still not sure what to do, I'll stick to two - or maybe not; wish I could do one and a half! Somewhere in this lot, there are spaces a plenty, some right, some wrong. Just for the hell of it.

[Maydup]

I'd need an official letter, from a government department, typed on headed paper, to stop me from leaving two spaces after a full stop!

[weecalf]

I'd say two as its a capital letter after a full stop so it would not encroach on the said full stops space its two .