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From: tower@inmet.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Linguistic Violations - (nf)
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Date: Mon, 18-Jul-83 05:41:19 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 18 05:41:19 1983
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inmet!tower    Jul 17 16:54:00 1983

The two spaces after a sentence convention is not standard.

It is one developed by typewriter manufactuers.

Note that printed matter, off of real printing presses, type set
on linotypes or photocompositiors, does not follow this convention.

I personally have always found the typewriter convention annoying-
most of what I read is typeset. And as a keyboardist, the second space
is just wasted effort, and disc space.

Another hideousity forced on us by HS teachers.

-len tower        harpo!inmet!tower        Cambridge, MA