"I talk about 'type crimes' often, and in terms of what you can do wrong, this one deserves life imprisonment. It's a pure sign of amateur typography."
Ouch. Now I'm a total rule follower when it comes to formatting the page. But breaking a habit that I've worked for so many years to create? Whew. That's gonna take some work.
But it reminded me of a funny recently. And after that, gosh! Don't you just need a funny?
My child, (who, to protect the unaware, will remain nameless) wrote a report for school, and had to type it at home. (S)He worked really hard at typing, then asked me to check for spelling mistakes. I looked on the screen, and this is what I saw.
I said, "What the sam hill is up with all the extra spaces?" Because, clearly, there were two spaces after every single word.
His/Her response? "It's supposed to be that way. My teacher said we have to double-space it."
Gosh I love kids. Maybe even enough to break my duplicate spacing habit so they won't have to be embarrassed by their mother's antiquated typing practices.
