Yep. This isn’t a matter of personal preference. If the writing is going to be published, especially in print, the two spaces have to be converted to one. Not an opinion.
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Definitely an opinion
jul 7, 2025, 1:32 am • 0 0 • view
In printed published writing, the space will be removed.
jul 7, 2025, 1:34 am • 1 0 • view
Do you think it is somehow technologically impossible to not do so?
jul 7, 2025, 1:35 am • 0 0 • view
Oh, we’re talking about technological possibility. Helpful.
jul 7, 2025, 1:36 am • 0 0 • view
I’m just saying it’s a social convention. Acting like it’s a law of gravity is silly.
jul 7, 2025, 1:38 am • 0 0 • view
Right.
jul 7, 2025, 1:38 am • 0 0 • view
Your uppercase letters at the beginning of sentences and your apostrophe placement are conventions too. Publishers are going to try to make sure they’re correct before printing a book.
jul 7, 2025, 1:42 am • 1 0 • view
A publisher can certainly print two spaces after a period, I believe in them.
jul 7, 2025, 1:45 am • 0 0 • view
But they won’t and they shouldn’t
jul 7, 2025, 2:00 am • 0 0 • view
I think there are circumstances where they would and they should.
jul 7, 2025, 2:01 am • 0 0 • view
I haven't published anything for decades, but if publishers really can't do that for themselves--and if they're doing any editing they damn well can--ask the author to do it. Any text editor worthy of the name can do it easily enough.
jul 7, 2025, 2:30 am • 0 0 • view
Ctrl H “ “ “ “
jul 7, 2025, 1:22 am • 0 0 • view
Writers can do that before sending it
jul 7, 2025, 1:24 am • 2 0 • view