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Subject:Re: Spacing in general. From:Steve Shewchuk <sshewchu -at- IGOR -dot- UWI -dot- BC -dot- CA> Date:Mon, 15 Jul 1996 11:03:12 -0700
>My position on this spacing issue is that it is soooo simple to globally
>replace double spaces with one, and since it is "correct" to single
>space between sentences and after colons (whether or not it is preferred
>for readability),
Okay, so here's my question: who says it's "correct"?
As an aside, ever notice how there's a strong tendency in modern language
to be lazy?
ss
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