# No I do not want to buy any "Bone Twater" **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 18, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-i-do-not-want-to-buy-any-bone-twater/625581 "2012-06-18T23:08:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-i-do-not-want-to-buy-any-bone-twater/625581/21 "2012-06-19T16:05:16Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > [Explain xkcd discussed this cartoon at length. Interesting read.](http://www.explainxkcd.com/2012/02/10/kerning/) That explanation doesn’t make much sense, either. The poster is talking about character spacing and confusing it with [kerning,](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerning) as I said in post #18. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-i-do-not-want-to-buy-any-bone-twater/625581/22 "2012-06-19T16:11:14Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > That explanation doesn’t make much sense, either. The poster is talking about character spacing and confusing it with [kerning,](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerning) as I said in post #18. “The poster” (Jeff) is the just the first person discussing kerning. There are 42 more comments, including: [QUOTE=Kevin] As a result, in traditional typography this would not be called “poor kerning” because no kerning was involved nor was any called for. I’m not sure there was a specific term for this type of mistake; it probably just fell into the general class of “typo.” However, computer typography has usurped the term “kerning” to apply to any adjustment of the inter-letter spacing, whether positive or negative and also whether done on a pair-by-pair basis or generally throughout a run of text. As a result, in modern parlance this could be called “poor kerning.” However, computer typography has usurped the term “kerning” to apply to any adjustment of the inter-letter spacing, whether positive or negative and also whether done on a pair-by-pair basis or generally throughout a run of text. As a result, in modern parlance this could be called “poor kerning.” [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-i-do-not-want-to-buy-any-bone-twater/625581/23 "2012-06-19T16:21:50Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > [Explain xkcd discussed this cartoon at length. Interesting read.](http://www.explainxkcd.com/2012/02/10/kerning/) And includes a surprisingly fun [kearning game](http://type.method.ac/). (92/100) ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-i-do-not-want-to-buy-any-bone-twater/625581/24 "2012-06-19T16:22:33Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > Reminds me of [this photo](http://i50.tinypic.com/34g38zp.jpg) I took in the Blue Mountains several years ago. Sound advice, I think you’ll agree. _sigh_ Always a bride’s maid, never a bride. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-i-do-not-want-to-buy-any-bone-twater/625581/25 "2012-06-19T16:26:13Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > And includes a surprisingly fun [kearning game](http://type.method.ac/). (92/100) 94/100, including three 100s 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-i-do-not-want-to-buy-any-bone-twater/625581.md?page=1)