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Can I be honest with you for a second? I mean blatantly honest? It actually irks me to see double spaces after a period and before the next sentence. There I said it. I mean, when I see two sentences spaced so far apart that I can do back flips in between them, I go through the roof. However, part of my frustration came from the fact that I wasn’t entirely sure of which one was right. One space or two spaces? For the answer, we must look no further than the Associated Press Stylebook. So, what is the correct way?

One space. Writers only need to keep the reader in suspense for only a moment before they move  the next sentence.  Now, I know this might be a lot for some of you to swallow. Just think of all the paper you are saving by not adding that unnecessary space! No? Not convincing to you? Well, I tried.

I’m not the only one who feels passionately about this grammar rule. Check out what Eileen Burmeister, a blogger for MyRagan.com had to say about the one space grammar rule.

To all you two spacers out there don’t be a tease! Don’t make us wait an extra second. In the world of media and journalism, we have a one space minimum. So it looks like you’re going to have to change things up. It’s the rules.