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GottaLaff , to random
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Dear pals, 1/

TY for kind words over my non-existent COVID.

I’ve used “via” since 2006, learned it from newsies, never had issue b4 this

I use it bc takes up no space. Even “ takes up space, esp on threads you seem to apprec.

  • time. When I post breaking news, even typing “ puts me behind while juggling coverage from multi-sources

  • bc of 20K followers, wading thru replies takes an hour+ every am. I won’t ignore your replies, as someone sugg. I read/care about them.

Hope that helps❤️

bobdel ,
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@GottaLaff Thank you for the helpful reading. I’m grateful. A suggestion: Via might get overlooked less if it is not followed by a blank line. Colons hug two ideas together neatly in the terse space we have. And emoji can be a superb way to dress up Via 📢

bobdel ,
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@GottaLaff that’s fair. And I agree it should not be a thing. A percentage of every audience will always get it wrong. And designing for that audience does a disservice for the overall readership. I appreciate your efforts always yet rarely reply because that just adds work.

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