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		xxpor on April 25, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft Word now flags double spaces after a per... Meanwhile, the house style at the NYT is to use periods between each letter of an acronym in certain cases, e.g. W.H.O., D.O.D, and U.N., but not NASA for some reason. I've had to occasionally append to existing texts that use the period between each letter style, and I have to say, it's incredibly annoying to physically type.

leephillips on April 26, 2020 [–]

In regard to the NYT style: that’s because WHO, DOD, and UN are not in fact acronyms, while NASA is. So it’s entirely consistent.

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