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OMG, it's true. I got on my phone to zoom in on the letter, and she's a "two spaces after the period" person. -- nm

Posted by mara (aka mara) Nov 23 '20, 16:22

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You had to zoom in to see it! -- nm - Max Nov 23, 17:11
this reminds me of the whole "spaces over tabs" bit on Silicon Valley -- nm - prayformojo Nov 23, 16:58
I’m a two-spacer, but I’m old. -- nm - Dano Nov 23, 16:36 3
- I stopped doing it when I started posting on the internet. -- nm - David Nov 23, 17:00
- Ditto. I correct it, but, it is ingrained. -- nm - Andie Nov 23, 16:54
- Yup, some habits are hard to break. -- nm - Meg Nov 23, 16:49
So the correct punctuation in a letter... -- nm - MDH Nov 23, 16:30 10
- Right? -- nm - pmb Nov 23, 16:42 2
  - Proportional Fonts, mother fuckers, do you speak it?! -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 16:46 1
    - 😆 -- nm - JD Nov 23, 17:24
- ...if you're using a typewriter. -- nm - mara Nov 23, 16:32 6
  - I do find it odd I’m like the youngest here and do two spaces. I realize I’m in the minority. -- nm - MDH Nov 23, 16:33 5
    - That's the norm in my profession. -- nm - pmb Nov 23, 16:42
    - I assume you were taught this in school? Your teacher probably used a typewriter before a computer. -- nm - mara Nov 23, 16:34 3
      - Ignore this -- nm* - pmb Nov 23, 16:43
      - I honestly don’t know. I never really took typing. I still can’t “type” perfectly. I’m sort of a hybrid type/hunt and peck. -- nm - MDH Nov 23, 16:36 1
        
        But somebody must have told you to put two spaces after the period. (Sorry, I don't want to give you a hard time. I'm just curious about how you became a two-spacer.) -- nm* - mara Nov 23, 16:38
Now you understand why I didn't think it ought to have been made public. It's because I am also one of those people. -- nm - Qale Nov 23, 16:25 9
- I am too. -- nm - MDH Nov 23, 16:30
- But just *look* at it, Qale. Looks at how stupid it looks!! -- nm - mara Nov 23, 16:28
- *makes the sign of the cross with my fingers and backs away* -- nm - mara Nov 23, 16:27 2
  - *head drop* I know. I'm so ashamed. Five-time novelist, Oxford comma enthusiast, and yet there's that one last stumbling block. -- nm - Qale Nov 23, 16:28
  - *makes the sign of very cross, indeed* -- nm - znufrii Nov 23, 16:28
- TWO SPACES FOR THE TWO-SPACE GOD -- nm - Beryllium Nov 23, 16:26 3
  - Did you see my Know Your Meme link? -- nm - mara Nov 23, 16:27 2
    - yes, it was exactly what I needed, thanks :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 23, 16:32 1
      - :-) -- nm - mara Nov 23, 16:33
She deserves everything that comes her way. -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 16:24

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