re: Which is correct? One space or two spaces to start a new sentence?

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That's way too long to read. Cliffs please?

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Basically,
- Modern Language Association (MLA) handbook says one space
- Chicago style handbook says one space
- Typographers agree on one space
- The reason why some people think two spaces is necessary is because typewriters used monospaced fonts
- Modern computers use proportional fonts where the area of a space between the period and the beginning of the next sentence is already correct