Justifiable
Sir: As a satisfied subscriber and admirer of your excellent magazine, I nonetheless feel compelled to comment on one aspect of your presentation which frankly drives me crazy: the practice of justifying your ny argins in such a manner as to chop words in twain without looking to see if the stopping point is actually the end of a syllable or rtot.
No doubt the cause lies somewhere in the necessities of technological advancement or the realities of trade union negotiation. Your own publication shows this modern error less frequently than other British publications that I have read (Punch, M' anchester Guardian Weekly, and In Britain); however I can't help but imagine the effect the practice must have on young students and the demoralising effect it no d'
oubt has on their teachers. •
The habit has picked up its adherents here in the States and, considering our love of the 'new', I fear it may be here to stay.
Of course, the results of such a system are not without certain benefits, albeit urn' ntended. Below is a paragraph taken frog) a recent column by Mary McGrory concerning the spate of literature coming out nn' w regarding the CIA, and in particular former Director William E. Colby, which I t" ranscribe in its entirety: 'Colby now gets his turn on "SixtY Minutes," and an opportunity to red' rape his slightly mussed toga.'
Whether justified or not, I remain Yours truly, Fred Walter PO Box 160374 Sacramento California, USA 95816
This complaint is one of several we have received. The practice is a hazard of COW purer typesetting which we hope eventuallY to rectify. — Editor.
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