two spaces after period?
I used to leave only once space after period, same as after comma. Am I supposed to leave two spaces instead?

Eg: There is a tree. Do you like it? It is so beautiful! I know it is just a tree but it looks nice.

I leave two spaces after . ? !
I leave one space after , : ; " " / correct?

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two spaces after period?
I used to leave only once space after period, same as after comma.  Am I supposed to leave two spaces instead?

Eg: There is a tree.  Do you like it?  It is so beautiful!  I know it is just a tree but it looks nice.

I leave two spaces after  . ? !
I leave one space after  , : ; " " / correct?

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No. You use one space after any punctuation. If someone tells you to double space your writing, they are talking about the space between the lines and not between the words.

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Thanks Karen for your answer. It is very helpful.

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It used to be two spaces - that's where the confusion comes in.  Now it is one space - comes from publishers wanting to save space when printing books.  But the RULE always used to be two spaces.  Now, it is one space - probably pretty much anywhere.

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International, only one space.

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The American Professionals use two spaces at the end of each sentence.  https://gocolumbia.libguides.com/c.php?g=338877&p=2282177

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