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A Microsoft Word update finally puts an end to the ongoing debate about whether you should put 1 or 2 spaces after a period

Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.Microsoft Word will begin flagging two spaces after a period as an error, a long-running debate that's been met with both excitement and criticism.Those who prefer typing two spaces instead of one will be able to adjust Word's preferences accordingly.

Microsoft Word's Editor function is getting a new feature that flags two spaces after a period as an error, according to. The company recently started testing this change in the desktop version of Word, as some Twitter users have noticed in recent days. The one versus two-space debate has been raging on for years, probably for about as long as we've been typing on modern computers. Ain 2018 even sought to answer the question, with the results finding that two spaces were in fact better.

As you might expect, the change in Microsoft Word created quite the stir on Twitter. Some found the update frustrating, while others viewed it as much-needed validation.

 

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A generation of people learned the opposite in school

There never was a debate

Great, I was worried sick about this more than Corona!

As in many respects Microsoft is both dictatorial AND wrong.

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