Are two spaces better than one? The effect of spacing following periods and commas during reading

@kevinb9n The study in question: https://t.co/HfmA39Ropk

@DontCallMeDebby Scientific study. https://t.co/ujrpGNaGGJ

@DontCallMeDebby https://t.co/ujrpGNaGGJ

@DontCallMeDebby @judyhamomd "Are two spaces better than one? The effect of spacing following periods and commas during reading" https://t.co/rIZgdhETXf

RT @JustinWolfers: Science can blow your mind sometimes, and this time it has come down on the side of *two spaces after a period*. https:/…

I KNEW IT

The day before my book formally launches, I receive vindication on one of my most profoundly held beliefs. Two spaces after a period. Even, space permitting, in tweets. 1/

@paigey_cc @rtbrownjr @WarrenJWells https://t.co/N7NbEDsN7L

@aka60643 @WarrenJWells The limited research that does exist suggests that that's only true for people who write with two spaces (this study was also done with a monospaced font, which is not representative of most digital or print prose) https://t.co/GBXE

@Rapieress Except the manual of “style” cares not about inclusive writing and visual processing of information for a wider variety of people… not even getting to to accessibility. https://t.co/HeeEZotH8t

@ChrisOfTheFens @RadicalLabGeek @AmyGDalaMD https://t.co/rz6igSACt4

@AmyGDalaMD https://t.co/rz6igSACt4

@AmyGDalaMD On my he other hand, https://t.co/5Uqsb91uwE

RT @Neuro_Skeptic: Eye movement study suggests that text is easier to read when periods were followed by two spaces https://t.co/74VsUaqjAK…

@AnnDeCraemer Een recente studie uit 2018 die snelheid, kwaliteit en oogbewegingen opvolgt tussen een-spatie-mensen en twee-spatie-mensen toont een klein voordeel voor twee spaties. Het gaat over 4% snellere leessnelheid. https://t.co/dz1mPGGD5f

TL;DR Two spaces at the end of a sentence makes it easier to read. https://t.co/Lll0kRkd4l

@merrinm https://t.co/gBx5SQzqq9

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@stina_says @Dictionarycom Agree to disagree - due to the use of periods as part of abbreviations, the lack of two spaces distracts from the point of the message. https://t.co/LXntfngEA9

RT @JFLhere: #WritingCommunity Are two spaces better than one? The effect of spacing following periods and commas during reading https://t.…

#WritingCommunity Are two spaces better than one? The effect of spacing following periods and commas during reading https://t.co/SoDPRA9uuV https://t.co/Zk3DkZrWW6

RT @emollick: The greatest trick the devil ever played was in making putting two spaces after a period uncool. (If you want to argue with…

RT @emollick: The greatest trick the devil ever played was in making putting two spaces after a period uncool. (If you want to argue with…

RT @emollick: The greatest trick the devil ever played was in making putting two spaces after a period uncool. (If you want to argue with…

@AnnaKellyWI Yeah. Why let science get in the way of what you find esthetically pleasing. https://t.co/X0dgcuUm9Y

RT @emollick: The greatest trick the devil ever played was in making putting two spaces after a period uncool. (If you want to argue with…

@LeonHWolf

If it bothers you, search and replace ". " to ". " is easy. Search and replace ". " to ". " only for full stops but not abbreviations needs serious coding. Two spaces, cant stop wont stop

RT @emollick: The greatest trick the devil ever played was in making putting two spaces after a period uncool. (If you want to argue with…

RT @emollick: The greatest trick the devil ever played was in making putting two spaces after a period uncool. (If you want to argue with…

RT @emollick: The greatest trick the devil ever played was in making putting two spaces after a period uncool. (If you want to argue with…

I’m once again asking people to make decisions informed by science and equity: two spaces increases fluency for enough people that we should do it when possible. https://t.co/ZuiHPqTTEf

RT @kerpen: The science says two spaces are superior. https://t.co/tsupfQ6q52 https://t.co/QZidj6kuGC

RT @emollick: The greatest trick the devil ever played was in making putting two spaces after a period uncool. (If you want to argue with…

RT @emollick: The greatest trick the devil ever played was in making putting two spaces after a period uncool. (If you want to argue with…

@AshleeCoffeyOWH @AnnaKellyWI Because research shows that two spaces after a period improves readability. https://t.co/41T8Ds6VqC

Upcharge habitual doublespacers for their storage crimes.

RT @emollick: The greatest trick the devil ever played was in making putting two spaces after a period uncool. (If you want to argue with…

Legal drafting = 1 space 2 spaces are unnecessary

RT @emollick: The greatest trick the devil ever played was in making putting two spaces after a period uncool. (If you want to argue with…

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@myhist Preach it brother. https://t.co/41T8Ds6VqC

@AnnaKellyWI https://t.co/41T8Ds6VqC

@AnnaKellyWI @BillGlauber No they’re not! For those with waiting eyesight or have reading difficulties, the extra space makes the reading easier. https://t.co/41T8Ds6VqC

RT @emollick: The greatest trick the devil ever played was in making putting two spaces after a period uncool. (If you want to argue with…

RT @emollick: The greatest trick the devil ever played was in making putting two spaces after a period uncool. (If you want to argue with…

I feel seen.

RT @emollick: The greatest trick the devil ever played was in making putting two spaces after a period uncool. (If you want to argue with…

RT @emollick: The greatest trick the devil ever played was in making putting two spaces after a period uncool. (If you want to argue with…

RT @emollick: The greatest trick the devil ever played was in making putting two spaces after a period uncool. (If you want to argue with…

RT @emollick: The greatest trick the devil ever played was in making putting two spaces after a period uncool. (If you want to argue with…

@AnnaKellyWI What originated as proper writing (alongside spelling and grammar - two other factors sadly lacking on social media) is also scientifically proven to improve both reading speed and comprehension. Just so you know. https://t.co/Fek950kH8b

RT @emollick: The greatest trick the devil ever played was in making putting two spaces after a period uncool. (If you want to argue with…

RT @emollick: The greatest trick the devil ever played was in making putting two spaces after a period uncool. (If you want to argue with…

RT @emollick: The greatest trick the devil ever played was in making putting two spaces after a period uncool. (If you want to argue with…

RT @emollick: The greatest trick the devil ever played was in making putting two spaces after a period uncool. (If you want to argue with…

RT @emollick: The greatest trick the devil ever played was in making putting two spaces after a period uncool. (If you want to argue with…

RT @emollick: The greatest trick the devil ever played was in making putting two spaces after a period uncool. (If you want to argue with…

RT @emollick: The greatest trick the devil ever played was in making putting two spaces after a period uncool. (If you want to argue with…

The greatest trick the devil ever played was in making putting two spaces after a period uncool. (If you want to argue with me just read the highlighted part of the conclusion). https://t.co/6HMw33Pvjh https://t.co/e0hj3k3CKp

@AnnaKellyWI Two spaces increases reading speed over a single space. https://t.co/DGGhMcTvrn

RT @kerpen: The science says two spaces are superior. https://t.co/tsupfQ6q52 https://t.co/QZidj6kuGC

RT @kerpen: The science says two spaces are superior. https://t.co/tsupfQ6q52 https://t.co/QZidj6kuGC

RT @kerpen: The science says two spaces are superior. https://t.co/tsupfQ6q52 https://t.co/QZidj6kuGC

RT @kerpen: The science says two spaces are superior. https://t.co/tsupfQ6q52 https://t.co/QZidj6kuGC

RT @kerpen: The science says two spaces are superior. https://t.co/tsupfQ6q52 https://t.co/QZidj6kuGC

RT @kerpen: The science says two spaces are superior. https://t.co/tsupfQ6q52 https://t.co/QZidj6kuGC

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. Seriously!

This is the way.

Thank you, Phil. This is a public service.

RT @kerpen: The science says two spaces are superior. https://t.co/tsupfQ6q52 https://t.co/QZidj6kuGC

RT @kerpen: The science says two spaces are superior. https://t.co/tsupfQ6q52 https://t.co/QZidj6kuGC

The science says two spaces are superior. https://t.co/tsupfQ6q52 https://t.co/QZidj6kuGC

@andyhre "Punctuation spacing had no effect on the likelihood of regressing back to the punctuation region after leaving it, did not affect comprehension..." https://t.co/JaXP7s9dCA

f.y.i @paulbrislen Science is on my side. Not yours! ;P

RT @RobOnABike: I've just discovered on the other site that there is academic support for the "Two spaces after a full stop" position, aka…

RT @RAVerBruggen: Oh man. I'm a proud member of the never-ever-ever-put-two-spaces-after-a-period camp, but a new study suggests two spaces…

FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT

RT @RAVerBruggen: Oh man. I'm a proud member of the never-ever-ever-put-two-spaces-after-a-period camp, but a new study suggests two spaces…

RT @JustinWolfers: Science can blow your mind sometimes, and this time it has come down on the side of *two spaces after a period*. https:/…

RT @NAChristakis: Hurray! Science vindicates my longstanding practice, learned at age 12, of using TWO SPACES after periods in text. NOT ON…

@NicoleBarbaro A bit of a 'pineapple on pizza' discussion, but to me a double space make text easier to read. But don't just take my word for it! https://t.co/S0S6npuwCd

@dz_zebra @BetsyShirley https://t.co/nBn7TzmjxM

@David_Cormack Authoritatively. So there! https://t.co/1qZls0sgKI

RT @NAChristakis: Hurray! Science vindicates my longstanding practice, learned at age 12, of using TWO SPACES after periods in text. NOT ON…

Short answer: Yes. RL Johnson, B Bui and LL Schmitt, 2018. Are two spaces better than one? The effect of spacing following periods and commas during reading. Attention, perception & psychophysics, 80(6), 1504–1511. https://t.co/6s42O2yZ5w.

@GenuineDCR Typewriter mechanics were only part of the reason for it. Solid pro-2x science : "...initial processing of the text was facilitated when periods were followed by two spaces...two spaces following a period showed the greatest overall facilitat

@Ranger_Up The writer's choice is actually between two spaces or three. One space is reserved for troglodytes who are content to read 5-9% more slowly. It's settled science you see. Now go and create a better life for yourselves: https://t.co/alg87bA7M

@LaurynIpsum @sameerucla @gruntdoc @susanwherley Two-spacers have been dug up out of crypts and studied. It turns out they read text 5-9% faster than one-spacers. It simply boils down to Übermenschen vs. the rest (trogs and graphic designers). Choose yo

@bruin @sameerucla @LaurynIpsum @gruntdoc @susanwherley No company manual suggests opening doors for wheelchair users either. Those who type 2 spaces after a full stop, read text 5-9% faster than one-spacers. It simply boils down to Übermenschen vs. trog

@lisacooleynyc @itsjustme402 @pineapplepiehd @sameerucla @GilrayJames @keithdunn @gruntdoc @susanwherley This also populist article hints at a slightly different result. https://t.co/67drJnK7N1 Unfortunately it was just a small size & used monospaced

I've always preferred separating sentences with two spaces rather one because I find paragraphs easier to parse that way. This article suggests that maybe we shouldn't give up on the two-space standard quite yet: https://t.co/6TOkSRhzaB

@seanmcarroll I still do 2 spaces (I’m nearly 60 and it’s a habit I can’t break), but a while back I did read a study on this very topic that might be of interest. https://t.co/NWxIbw9Rdj

Follow the science about two spaces between sentences #TeamTwoSpaces

There is literally a paper for everything

@Drew_Morris follow the science: https://t.co/ZtVxCr03qK alternatively, why use punctuation marks at all

RT @DanelleHaake: @DrMStiegler Two spaces are better! Research shows they allow faster visual processing (words per minute) and our periph…

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@DrMStiegler Two spaces are better! Research shows they allow faster visual processing (words per minute) and our peripheral vision can better anticipate the lengths of sentences. This is especially useful when reading works with long, multi-part sentenc

@Alex_T_Weinert @pamelarosiedee "Although comprehension was not affected by punctuation spacing, the eye movement record suggested that initial processing of the text was facilitated when periods were followed by two spaces" https://t.co/1k699GWxAM