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Has anyone else noticed the spacing of the words in the captions on Strictly Come Dancing?

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iwouldgoouttonight · 01/11/2010 12:11

I know this is technically a design issue rather than grammar but DP has told me I'm being a pedant about it so thought I'd post here - nobody seems to have mentioned it on the Strictly thread.

The caption with the name of the couple at the bottom of the screen is written like this:

Matt & Aliona

What is going on with the seemingly random numbers of spaces between each word??? Angry

It is annoying me possibly more than it should.

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takingchances · 01/11/2010 20:11

That is exactly the sort of thing I notice!
You should write to the beeb and ask them what's going on Smile

phipps · 01/11/2010 20:15
Confused
iwouldgoouttonight · 02/11/2010 10:53

Just realised my original post seemed to automatically correct itself so you can't see how many spaces I typed between the names Blush

DP says I should write to the BBC too, if only to stop me banging on about it!

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phipps · 02/11/2010 11:26

Go on then and let us know what they say?!

lollipopshoes · 02/11/2010 11:28

how many spaces are there?

iwouldgoouttonight · 02/11/2010 12:09

There are different numbers of spaces on each couples names.

Matt&Aliona
Scott&__Natalie

Like that. Only with spaces instead of lines.

PS. I know I have missed out an apostrophe on the word couples but I knew if I put it in I'd get it wrong!

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lollipopshoes · 02/11/2010 12:11

eek, that is weird!

(and the apostrophe should go in between couple and "s" because a couple is a single object [even though there are two of them]Smile)

takingchances · 03/11/2010 07:47

Yes Lolly, that's why the presenter says "And the couple who IS leaving tonight IS..."
That makes me happy. (Saddo, moi?)

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