Law in Contemporary Society

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TwoSpacesAfterAPeriod 3 - 09 Apr 2012 - Main.DanielChung
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 My LPW instructor last semester said that in legal writing, we should use two spaces after a period. Is this just another arbitrary rule--like countless others in the Bluebook--that we should blindly obey? Ironically, I don't think the "two-space" rule is even a rule in the super comprehensive Bluebook. Isn't one space sufficient and more efficient? What we do we gain by tapping the space bar one more time (obviously, we don't lose much either, but I'd prefer not to)?

Here's an interesting article that argues that we should never use two spaces after a period: http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2011/01/space_invaders.html

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>		I hate Microsoft Word: it can't handle large documents and crashes all the time. I actually downloaded TeX last semester but haven't learned how to use it yet. I really want to learn though--I really like the look of TeX documents. Is there a free and effective way to convert documents between Microsoft Word and TeX? I assume that most lawyers and practices still use Microsoft Office, making collaboration and communication difficult if you prefer TeX or similar software.

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