I do it all the time.

Although apparently convention has now changed (since the advent of proportional fonts, that not only is it necessary, you also shouldn't put two spaces between sentences.

Posted By: Arganth on April 13th 2010 at 14:39:19

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Who kicked off the whole Chuck Norris-style Grant Holt thing ?? (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Apr 13, 14:17:51
- What Chuck Norris-style Grant Holt thing? (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 13, 14:22:33
  - When Grant Holt replies to a post with "in your opinion" (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Apr 13, 15:05:50
    - Haha (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 13, 15:56:31
    - brilliant (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 13, 15:15:03
    - ha ha (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 13, 15:07:16
  - Horses ! (n/m) (NCFC) - Huge Small, Apr 13, 14:55:45
  - could you not have made a special one / off trip over to leyton for this game!? (n/m) (NCFC) - Dirty Delia, Apr 13, 14:28:10
    - No - other things on over here (n/m) (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 13, 14:33:09
    - hey DD (NCFC) - camcan, Apr 13, 14:32:56
  - don't even bother looking (NCFC) - Tombs, Apr 13, 14:26:16
    - Cheer up cuntychops (NCFC) - duke of york, Apr 13, 14:29:03
  - Because it is good practice, #grantholtfacts on Twitter. He is actually trending ! (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Apr 13, 14:24:25
    - Good practice? If so, it's fucking stupid. Does the same apply to full stops? (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 13, 14:35:21
      - Yes . (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Apr 13, 14:36:18
    - good practice? Maybe in Clogland - not here. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 13, 14:29:10
      - My French boss also does it (NCFC) - camcan, Apr 13, 14:32:10
        
        It's standard practice in France. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arganth, Apr 13, 14:39:54
        
        Putting an upside down one at the start of the question is standard practice in Spain. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 13, 14:45:34
        
        ?like this? (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 13, 17:03:02
        
        Grammatically not correct but was always taught to do so in IT documents as it (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Apr 13, 14:34:04
        
        makes it clearer? Not to me (n/m) (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 13, 14:37:22
        
        I don't like it (NCFC) - duke of york, Apr 13, 14:35:17
        
        I do it all the time. (NCFC) - Arganth, Apr 13, 14:39:19
        
        Yeah. That's where my habit started. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Apr 13, 14:42:48
        
        quite entertaining when I'm editing something remotely (NCFC) - camcan, Apr 13, 14:37:29
        
        oh and btw (NCFC) - camcan, Apr 13, 14:37:59
        
        Ha - yes, amazing (NCFC) - duke of york, Apr 13, 15:13:24
        
        Surely there are more important things to get worked up about ? ! ? . ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Apr 13, 14:36:54
        
        Funny how the standard rules have served literature so well for hundreds of years (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 13, 14:39:54
        
        Originally it made better use of "screen estate". (NCFC) - Arganth, Apr 13, 14:42:08
        
        How so? (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 13, 14:48:52
        
        Just the person who taught me. (NCFC) - Arganth, Apr 13, 14:52:15
        
        Now you're trying to blame the Danes!! (n/m) (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 13, 14:59:37
        
        Oh I thought he was a Merrycan. (NCFC) - Arganth, Apr 13, 15:02:53
        
        Born & bred Danish (n/m) (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 13, 15:55:42
        
        Ironic how a usability expert has such an abortion of a website (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Apr 13, 15:05:06
        
        I think half of that is deliberate. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arganth, Apr 13, 15:05:31
        
        Eggsactly. Then became a habit for me I spus. ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Apr 13, 14:43:21
        
        I get bollocked for it now - am having to un-learn... (n/m) (NCFC) - Arganth, Apr 13, 14:44:00
        
        I wasn't aware of it at all until 23 minutes and a few seconds ago (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Apr 13, 14:45:25
        
        Grant Holt leaves two spaces before question marks, and nobody dares complain. (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Apr 13, 14:46:08
    - Wrath's gone viral! (n/m) (NCFC) - King, Apr 13, 14:25:40
- not me (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 13, 14:21:09
  - Haha - ooh, bitter (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Apr 13, 14:25:33
  - @mattworman I believe (n/m) (NCFC) - camcan, Apr 13, 14:21:48

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