I know this is a minor, but seems there is extra space between sentences on the settings page of the iOS app:
- App Version: 1.6.3.4
- Device: iPad Air 2 (Wi-Fi)
- OS Version: Version 10.2 (Build 14C92)
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I will double space after sentences 'til the day I die. But since it matters to you, I'll change it.
answered Jan 23, 2017 at 18:57
SE settings on Android lack such a notice, although it could be buried in a sub-setting page somewhere.
Double spacing between sentences used to be the norm. The Web has pretty much destroyed this old norm, because consecutive spaces and even line feeds are auto-collapsed into a single space. This effect can be bypassed by the use of specific markup features, but for the most part people just accept it as a new norm.
Perhaps our iOS programmer simply felt that using the double spacing here enhanced clarity. I.e., it is not an error but a choice. (Some of us old-timers still prefer the old style, even if it is a pain to do on the Web.)
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@ShadowWizard Double spacing is fine on a typewriter. I don't think it was ever the norm in properly typeset books. A space and a half, perhaps.– TRiGCommented Jan 22, 2017 at 13:38
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@TRiGisTimothyRichardGreen but this is neither a typewriter nor a book, it's a smartphone app. Commented Jan 22, 2017 at 13:40
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@TRiGisTimothyRichardGreen: Actually, the norm for books often used to be more than double an inter-word space. See this ELU answer by ShreevatsaR: How many spaces should come after a period/full stop? "CMoS 1911 still recommends a 3-em space between words and an em-quad between sentences" A 3-em space is a third of an em; the reported CMoS 1911 guideline therefore makes sentence spacing three times as wide as inter-word spacing. Commented Jan 23, 2017 at 1:43