Why do some people put two spaces after a period? It is an incorrect practice!

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lgbasallote · Answer

heavy fingers?

anonymous · Answer

Agreed... Sometimes people just don't care or they have heavy fingers like lgba says(:

parthkohli · Answer

Hmm, but seriously, people should not put two spaces after a period.

lgbasallote · Answer

yes. Only one space after a punctuation mark.

parthkohli · Answer

Also, people should not put a space before a punctuation mark. For example: "Hey !! How are you ??"

anonymous · Answer

Because they think it's "cool" to type like that. 
They also think it's cool to type words with an s at the end (For example: "word's") with an 's instead of just an s.

anonymous · Answer

Uhh... It is not "proper" but it is a commonly accepted practice and often considered the norm. http://www.mla.org/style/style_faq/mlastyle_spaces