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At my last job, a bunch of the older folks did not realize they had a "two spaces" habit.

It's a clear tell.

Saw this meme and thought I'd point that out.

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[–] CrayonRosary@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Only two?      Why not six?      It's more.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 10 months ago

I imagine because it's larger than the space between words (one space), so as to indicate a break in thought, but not long enough to cause the reading to be stilted.

But if you're ee cummings, go right ahead...

[–] elbucho@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

For that matter, why not zero? I put 2 spaces because it feels right.