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Re: Press Release Punctuation


I still use two spaces after a period.  That's how I learned it back in my copy-editing days and I like how it looks.

On Dec 4, 2013, at 11:53 AM, Betty Mackey wrote:

> I thought I knew these things, but can someone tell me whether a press release should have one space after the period in each sentence, or two? I am trying to send one. In books, it is just one space, I have been told. That saves paper.
> 
> Betty
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