Chloe Hadavas writes in Slate.com:
"On Friday, the Verge reported that Microsoft has started updating Microsoft Word to flag two spaces after a period as an error. (The suggested correction goes without saying.)
"Microsoft is currently testing the update on the latest desktop version of Word and plans to roll out the change to everyone in the next few months. Luckily for double-spacers, the Editor feature in Word will allow users to dismiss the suggestion. ...
"Word processors have long been agnostic on post-period spacing. (Microsoft Word’s major competitor, Google Docs, still accepts both.) Microsoft’s judicious application of the squiggles aligns word processing, at long last, with the major style guides, such as the Associated Press Stylebook, the Modern Language Association Style Manual, and the Chicago Manual of Style. ..."
