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Question about a code
Koavf, I'm still new here and wondered about something. With this edit you added this code  (seen in edit mode as doesn't seem to work here). What are those called? I noticed one use in North Carolina, but not other states with two words. Why did you do that? -- Valjean (talk) 16:31, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
 * I added non-breaking spaces: these keep two terms from wrapping around a line break. E.g. It's definitely better to have:
 * "We spoke to Mr. Jeffords about it March 3."
 * Instead of:
 * "We spoke to Mr. Jeffords about it March 3."
 * When to use them is a matter of some personal preference but things like dates and titles are really good candidates. I also tend to use them with short names of places that include some qualifier ("New York", "West Virgina"). If I ever don't insert one, it's just because I missed it. Note that I included them before the semicolons because you definitely don't want those wrapping around to a new line but then I was reminded that our Manual of Style recommends against spaces before colons and semi-colons. Let me know if that's unclear or you have any other questions. —Justin ( koavf ) ❤T☮C☺M☯ 16:37, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
 * That all makes sense. Thanks. -- Valjean (talk) 16:40, 23 December 2021 (UTC)