# The two character warning is screwy!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-character-warning-is-screwy/287653>\
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**Created:** [January 31, 2005, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-character-warning-is-screwy/287653 "2005-01-31T20:16:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-character-warning-is-screwy/287653/1 "2005-01-31T20:16:34Z")

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**OR**

[Why does the sentence between the quotes not count](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5784532&postcount=55)?

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-character-warning-is-screwy/287653/2 "2005-01-31T20:52:00Z")

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As I said after your original post:

Just a WAG on my part, but since it’s a line of type between two quotes, it might be looking for a return . . . not finding one . . . and since the system does not count quoted material, might not be properly reading/counting your text.

Try it again with a return after your text and see if that does the trick.

your humble TubaDiva  
Administrator

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**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-character-warning-is-screwy/287653/3 "2005-01-31T20:54:50Z")

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> [@anon](#):
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> lorem ipsum lorem ipsum

If this posts, it worked for me.

> [@anon](#):
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> lorem ipsum lorem ipsum

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-character-warning-is-screwy/287653/4 "2005-01-31T21:17:07Z")

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It works without the return. (in preview, anyway)

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-character-warning-is-screwy/287653/5 "2005-01-31T21:19:55Z")

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Quick reply’s back!!!

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-character-warning-is-screwy/287653/6 "2005-01-31T22:06:19Z")

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> [@TubaDiva](#):
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> Just a WAG on my part, but since it’s a line of type between two quotes, it might be looking for a return . . . not finding one . . . and since the system does not count quoted material, might not be properly reading/counting your text.
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> Try it again with a return after your text and see if that does the trick.

Still don’t know what happened but it’s fine now. Weird.