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Subject: Re: Hyphenation (Long message)
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Date: Thu, 21-Nov-85 14:57:49 EST
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In article <3353@brl-tgr.ARPA> wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) writes:
>                        We have a chance here to overcome this hidebound
>and annoying custom, and establish instead either variable spacing for
>justified right margins, or, better yet, settle on irregular right
>margins as the new standard.

Why don't we just start wraping words without hyphens wherever they hit th
e end of the line?  I think this is a whole lot easier than trying to just
ify or hypenate.  8-)

>                              And if no computer types do the bidding of
>those wanting hyphenation, it will simply die out as the computerized
>text-handling becomes ubiquitous.

Good idea!  As of now, I sit here doing nothing the hyphenwanters say.

>Will
>
>(If you hadn't guessed by now, I am against hyphenation, and never do it
>myself. :-)
          ^
	  | what's that little jober there??  8-)

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