The Passion of the Typographer

We all have pet peeves in life - small irritants that get under our skin to an irrational degree. Mine? Double spaces after a period when typing.

Why should you use just one period? Because this isn't 1950, and you aren't typing on an antique Smith Corona.

Apparently, I'm not the only one with this particular buggaboo! Slate took up the cause as well, and got quite a lot of reaction.