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Thread #67699   Message #3610365
Posted By: Stilly River Sage
17-Mar-14 - 03:45 PM
Thread Name: BS: a new punctuation mark
Subject: RE: BS: a new punctuation mark
There should be two spaces following the fourth dot.

That hasn't been the case for a long time now. When keyboarding (versus typing) one space after the period before the next sentence is correct.

Three dots at the end of a sentence is called a "reflective pause" or "hesitation." The Harbrace College Handbook says it shouldn't be overused.

SRS