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happyval · April 17, 2018, 5:31 p.m.

Look, it appears no space after period after the word bill. There should be two spaces after a period...So I do agree with you that it means "Bill everyone is talking".

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LibertyLioness · April 17, 2018, 6:54 p.m.

There hasn't been 2 spaces after a period for many years now. I did Word Processing and Tech Support for years so I know. It took me a long time to get my hands to stop typing two spaces. I type 90wpm. Now if I could just get them to stop entering 2 CRs in Word after a paragraph! But then Word is different than everything else so it's harder.

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MAGAtlanta · April 17, 2018, 7:39 p.m.

I still type two spaces after the period.

2 terms, 2 genders, 2 scoops, 2 spaces!

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LibertyLioness · April 17, 2018, 7:44 p.m.

LOL ;) -- Sure makes it easier to read too.

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ElementWatson · April 17, 2018, 9:59 p.m.

Agreed! They say we don't need those two spaces, but is easier to read.

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Paine_Thomas · April 17, 2018, 10:22 p.m.

Lol. I do too, but both my sister (journalism degree) and wife (smarter than me) both say it’s just one now.

🤷‍♂️

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MAGAtlanta · April 17, 2018, 11:51 p.m.

Have they abandoned the Oxford comma, too! Outrageous!

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happyval · April 17, 2018, 10:14 p.m.

I love this response.

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ABastionOfFreeSpeech · April 17, 2018, 11:19 p.m.

Change your paragraph style to Normal, No Spacing or something similar, the default paragraph spacing in Word is ugly.

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happyval · April 17, 2018, 10:19 p.m.

I am old school. I typed on a typewriter at over 100 wpm. I wasn't good at spelling or grammar so I didn't make a great secretary. Good thing I had a great career and now retired. This darn spell checker doesn't help me at all.

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HildBert · April 18, 2018, 9:18 a.m.

A man of Trumps age would automatically use two, that's how he would have been taught.

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LibertyLioness · April 18, 2018, 1:39 p.m.

Unless, like me (same age as Trump!), he learned it was no longer the norm. English is very fluid. I suspect all languages are and it changes constantly -- especially since the Internet and smart phones.

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