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[-] BigWheelPowerBrakeSlider@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Early to mid 20th century??! Dang, double space was seemingly still very much in fashion even after Y2K. Welp, gotta go yell at some kids on my lawn.

[-] GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 8 months ago

double space was seemingly still very much in fashion even after Y2K

I think this is because it was still promoted by teachers for schoolwork long after it was the norm in professional printing.

I've seen a handful of people in my career write emails in this style, even recently, so it's not totally dead.

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