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The continuing debate demonstrates to me that there is no
"true rule," merely prevailing convention, which means that
regardless of which I prefer, there will inevitably be some
client or customer with a checkbook somewhere who prefers
it the other way. Therefore, since the "obsolete" double
space that I was raised on and still default to is the easiest
to change to its opposite, I choose that as my preference.
What's the point of retraining yourself when you can do it
any way you prefer and have it either way with the click of
a button?
Gene Kim-Eng
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From: "Lauren" <lt34 -at- csus -dot- edu>
>What seems to be at issue here is if there is a "true" rule, which,
>apparently there is not, although there are guides with rules and,
>in spite of a decidedly true rule, what convention do we prefer?
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