Originally posted by Storm
It is a carryover from the days of typewriters with monospaced typefaces to improve readability, like the double space after a period. Today, the use of proportionally spaced fonts makes it unnecessary.But it has been drilled into me when I learned to type, and it has been a habit for nearly 13 years now.
Ceterum censeo OTF esse delendam.
I always wondered about that but presumed there was a decent reason 😛