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Subject:Re: remove spaces from Word From:Kathleen MacDowell <kathleen -dot- eamd -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com> Date:Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:33:53 -0500
No, no, please, if you want to rant or discuss this, please change the
topic (whine). I've tagged this discussion because it has some useful
suggestions; don't want to wade thru arg.
Many thanks!
Kathleen
On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 1:09 PM, Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> My family has been in the publishing business since the early 1800s. There
> is absolutely no discussion to be had over this topic.
> *
> *
> The only exception is for those monospaced typefaces (e.g., Courier) where
> the double spacing is useful. Used anywhere else it advertises ignorance
> and/or amateurism. *;<)*
> *
> *
> > Chris (let the battle resume)
>
> On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 11:00 AM, Eva Whitley <eva -dot- whitley -at- noaa -dot- gov>
> wrote:
>
> > The longest thread I ever had on my Facebook page was over this issue. It
> > was amazing how many people defended the double space with the same
> > intensity as their religion, their politics, or how they hang toilet
> paper.
> >
> > Handy to get tips on this. Thank you.
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