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Bernardo de La Paz

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19. Since you are concerned about readability

Reply to brush (Reply #18)

Wed Aug 1, 2018, 10:48 AM

Aug 2018

It would be good for readability to:

1) Not artificially insert line breaks unless you are making numbered or unnumbered points. It interferes with the automated formatting that almost all devices and especially the DU forum uses. It is best to not assume that everyone has the same width screen as you do.

1b) In particular, when a person is using large fonts for readability, artificial line breaks and extra blank lines make broken lines look like very confusing paragraphs.

2) Not place a blank line between each artificially broken line.

3) Not depend on spell-check because a spelling can be incorrect in context despite being a "legal" spelling. Note the difference between "legalize" and "legalese".

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Justifiably testy response from Mueller re: Manafort's request to delay things in DC case [View all] kpete Jul 2018 OP

Pls give the gist of the response. Long, lengthy jpegs full of small type... brush Jul 2018 #1

Basically, as a courtesy they would grant an additional very short delay, blugbox Jul 2018 #2

Thank you. brush Jul 2018 #6

Good summary. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #9

Two pages, hardly "lengthy". As to type, use the mouse wheel to enlarge on the screen. That easy. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #8

Please don't decide for others what is easy to read. Habibi Jul 2018 #11

Fair enough. But there are technological aids to deal with things like small fonts. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #12

Why not provide a 2 sentence summary like someone else was kind enough to do? brush Jul 2018 #13

. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #15

FYI: Most people don't read that legalese... brush Aug 2018 #18

Since you are concerned about readability Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #19

Thanks for the typo correx. Just trying to let you know legal-sized... brush Aug 2018 #20

Your double spacing does NOT work. Reference. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #21

You have your preferences, I have mine. As far as "sharpen" v "sharpened"... brush Aug 2018 #22

It's your English usage in the post that was faulty. Your preference is failing you. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #23

Thank you again for the typo correction. I appreciate it. You however ignored my critiques... brush Aug 2018 #24

You should say the same thing to the first reply... SidDithers Aug 2018 #17

Some people, myself included, have a hard time decoding "legalese" like this Blue_Adept Aug 2018 #16

One of the things I've always disliked about our legal system PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2018 #3

Delay is an all too common abuse empedocles Jul 2018 #5

tRump is a hog for endless litigation to grind down payees. Symptom of how bad he is at business. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #10

The more hours it takes, the bigger the pay cheque LiberalLovinLug Jul 2018 #7

Someone clever wrote about how awful legal delays are, but it was tblue37 Jul 2018 #14

I hope Rachel covers this tonight I can't wait! dewsgirl Jul 2018 #4