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"Emerson, Tom # El Monte" <[log in to unmask]>
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Emerson, Tom # El Monte
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Wed, 13 Sep 2000 14:44:15 -0400
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It seems the spacebar is also fast becoming a member of the "endangered
species list" when it comes to keys on the keyboard -- from the "SuperDome"
announcement web page mentioned in another thread, I noticed this little
gem:

HP has fixed its weakness in sales [... etc.  That's just to find this
paragraph]
Fiorina [... alluded to] HP's plans for acquiring 31,500 technology
consultants from
PricewaterhouseCoopers.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I realize this is the name of a company, but why the increasing trend of
removing the (readability gained by) spaces between names?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Scott [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>
> I was just sharing this thread with a coworker, and she had a
> valid point.
>
> "If you don't exercise you pinkies on your shift keys, how
> can you keep them
> strong to be well mannered while drinking tea!"
>
> Oh yea, those same people who aren't using their shift keys
> have probably
> never drank tea.
>
> Paul "Miss Manners, what are we to do?" Scott
>
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