Except that they *are* necessary to communicate the meaning of the punctuation mark, and this is not a misconception on my part. Merely pedantry, as suggested.
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I mean, *I'm* the one being pedantic here, because Microsoft Word already sets it as an en or em space with one space, fulfilling the type foundry's intent to communicate a full stop. This is like someone saying "well actually, it's pronounced 'expecially'." Source: I worked in book production.
jul 31, 2025, 6:43 pm • 0 0 • view
It's also one space in MLA, Chicago, APA, and AP style guides.
jul 31, 2025, 6:44 pm • 1 0 • view
Unless you’re telling me that all systems (including this one) regularly insert an em-space after a period that ends a sentence (as opposed to other lists of period-based punctuation marks), I will have to disagree. And since an em-space is two standard spaces, my point stands.
jul 31, 2025, 9:20 pm • 0 0 • view
I mean, they mostly don't but typography is broadly terrible? And an em space is the width of an M while an en space is the width of an N, so it's not 2:1 and in fact varies by font. Monospace fonts (like Courier New) still benefit from the two spaces if you're just going for a nostalgic look.
jul 31, 2025, 11:04 pm • 0 0 • view
This seems important to you so keep doing you, but it's not typographically "correct", just an idiosyncratic personal preference, which is cool and fine.
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