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Subject:Re: I am the Thumbmeister From:charles desaro <soacon -at- IOS -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 2 Jun 1995 15:38:48 -0400
Does God really care if there are one or two spaces between sentences?
Charles
On Fri, 2 Jun 1995, Beverly Parks wrote:
> >>I originated the thumbs remark, throwing it in as a sig during one of the
> >>many discussions of the spaces-between-sentences issue, and I've used it
> >>continually as a sig ever since.
> >>__________________________________________________________________________
> >>||- Mark L. Levinson, mark -at- sd -dot- co -dot- il -- Box 5780, 46157 Herzlia, Israel -||
> >>|| If God intended 1 space between sentences, why do we have 2 thumbs? ||
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > Thank you for writing. Is it okay if I use it as follows? would you
> > prefer to be anonyous?
> >
> >
> > "If God hadn't wanted us to put two spaces after sentences, he/she wouldn't
> > have given us two thumbs!"
> > to paraphrase Mark L. Levinson
> >
> > ** OK, but only if you capitalize "He/She". And do remember to use
> > my middle initial; Mark Levinsons are legion.
> > mark -at- sd -dot- co -dot- il
> ===================
> Somehow I don't think this conversation was meant for the entire
> list, but since it's here, what the hell...
> How about "If God hadn't wanted us to put two spaces after
> sentences, we wouldn't have two thumbs!"
> to paraphrase Mark L. Levinson
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