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Marc Carignan
 
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Default Should one or two spaces follow each sentence?

I cannot seem to find this stylistic and syntactic answer. Historically, two
spaces were recommended for use with typewriters, following each period prior
to the start of the next sentence. However, using word processing apps like
Word, a single space performs more appropriately when wrapping, as the second
space gets pushed to the next line, causing the next line (the start of a new
sentence within a paragraph that happens to start on a new line) to start
with a space -- causing paragraph misalignment (although only slightly).

It seems that one space between sentences is now recommended, but cannot
verify this anywhere? Can anyone provide the definitive answer here?