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Subject:Re: Spaces after periods 'n such From:Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:38:11 -0700
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> I type two spaces not because I think it's the right thing to do, but
> because I've got a couple decades of muscle memory that I'm just not going
> to fight against. Spell check catches and corrects my extra spaces. And I
> can live with that.
As do many, Julie, and that's OK. At least you realize it's an anachronism
and isn't subject to (non-existent) variances in accepted style guides.
> Chris
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