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For those of you as stunned as I am that Word now marks two spaces as an error, there's how to fix it courtesy of Microsoft Answers

Although current convention is to use just one space when using proportional fonts (two spaces were used in typing because most typewriter fonts were monospaced), you can select which convention you want to use and have Word flag exceptions (or not). At File | Options | Proofing, beside "Grammar and Refinements," click Settings... In the Grammar Settings dialog, scroll down to Punctuation Conventions. You'll see that you can select one or two space or "don't check." As to why this just started, probably no one can tell you, but this is how to fix it.

I love how this implies that all of us in the over 40 crowd are desperately trying to avoid “tells” about our age.

“OH GOD PLEASE LET THEM THINK IM 28!!! I’LL NEVER DOUBLE SPACE AGAIN!!! NO CAP I’M THE FIRE GOAT!! BET.”

The "two spaces" habit is because that was proper typing etiquette back in the day. You would lose points on on submitted papers if you didn't do that. I still do th two spaces when typing on a computer but use a single space on my phone.

I realize that I have a "two spaces" habit. I have no problem with it. I find the fact that you are so bothered by an extra space after the period to be bizarre.

I use two spaces and you are all "no cap fr fr skibidi Ohio fam."

Fuck off.

I will not stop. And whining about it will make me double down.

If you fucking illiterate children are going to murder language with "u" and "ur", I'll put two spaces after the period, which is the right goddamn way to format anyway.

I do this. I'm under 40. It looks nicer.

If this is bugging you you deserve to be annoyed._ You're looking for reasons to be miserable._. You’re doing it to yourself. _ You give your power away to easily.

I'm over 40. I do what I want.

Who legitimately cares about this?

What. A. Weird. Thing. To be annoyed. By.

30s, and that's how I was taught to type, so...

How is that worse than people who use run on sentences and no punctuation?

Very interesting.   I hadn't noticed that before.   Something to consider.   I'll keep an eye out for that. /s

Such a zoomer meme.

And I'm going to keep doing it. Fight me.

I had a guy review a document I wrote go through and "correct" all of my spaces by adding another one.

We can also clearly tell that no one at your work cares and they probably think you're an annoying little shit.

Because it makes it easier to read so bite me.

2 spaces? Bullshit, I put 1 tab.

No thanks, I want to improve the readability of my work.

What's the problem?

Watch me write fuck you in cursive.

Not 40, but I still do it. When learning to type on a computer in school it was a requirement. I don’t mind though because now when I do it, periods are automatically added for me in place of the first space.

It was designed to stop typewriters from sticking. They taught the habit to me on a IBM computer. It is irrational, but so is life.

Two spaces after a period was the way typography was taught and graded through the late nineties and maybe later. On a keyboard my thumb automatically double taps the space bar after a period. No thought, just reflex. On a phone, I never type a period. My keyboard app automatically inserts a period after a double space.

no, i dont think i will.

This is literally how you're supposed to write. I ain't throwing out the rules of English just because you didn't learn it.

Two spaces is very ingrained. Will probably never stop. Didn't even know the recommendation had changed until very recently. Why?

I love that none of the commenters on this post extolling double-spacing actually have visible double-spacing in their comments.

Why would anyone do that, and why would anyone whine about an extra space anyway?

Sorry, but this is a lot of fuss over nothing. Coming from 40+