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Old 06-08-2017, 06:42 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
It is well-known, as Barry mentions, that narrow columns can be read more quickly, which is the reason that newspaper columns are printed the way they are.
I thought narrow newspaper columns started due to the practicalities of typesetting? (But it can be difficult to tell when you're getting reliable information or urban myth when just browsing the 'net.)
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