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| Rule 1. |
With a typewriter or word processor, you sometimes use one space or two spaces following punctuation. With a computer, use only one space following periods, commas, semicolons, colons, exclamation points, question marks, and quotation marks. With a computer, the space needed after these punctuation marks is proportioned automatically. |
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| Rule 2. |
Use no spaces on either side of a hyphen.
[For more rules about hyphens, click on Hyphens.] |
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Example: |
We borrowed twenty-three sheets of paper. |
| NOTE: |
For spacing with en and em dashes, click on Dashes. |
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