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'''French spacing''' is the writing style of inserting two (as opposed to one) spaces after a period. The practice was initially used because of [[typewriters]]' imperfections,<ref>[http://www.webword.com/reports/period.html One Versus Two Spaces After a Period] - Webword, [[13 May]] [[1999]]</ref> and is thus now called, by some, arbitrary.<ref>http://sedition.com/perl/design-mistakes.html</ref>
 
'''French spacing''' is the writing style of inserting two (as opposed to one) spaces after a period. The practice was initially used because of [[typewriters]]' imperfections,<ref>[http://www.webword.com/reports/period.html One Versus Two Spaces After a Period] - Webword, [[13 May]] [[1999]]</ref> and is thus now called, by some, arbitrary.<ref>http://sedition.com/perl/design-mistakes.html</ref>
 
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