On 8/3/2012 13:08, Stephen wrote:
> On 03/08/2012 5:52 PM, Darren New wrote:
>> On 8/2/2012 12:54, Stephen wrote:
>>> Is it an American thing?
>>
>> FWIW, as a native American,
>
> Is that significant?

To the extent that the question was "is that an American thing?" yes.

>
>> it's one of the few "rules" that never
>> seemed controversial.
>
> Sounds like an American thing then.
>
>> Then again, I learned to type on a manual
>> typewriter, so maybe times have changed.
>>
>
> I learned to type on a teletype 33. No typing in school for boys.
>


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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
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