How do you write?

[Rosmerta]

> Christian Stubø wrote:
> 
> P.S.    Why does the USA have so strange a standard for its hole-
> punchers?  In Norway, the standard is two holes, width between 
holes 
> a bit less than a third of the long side of a standard A4-page - 
for 
> more rigidity four holes can be used.  Punching four holes can be 
> done with a two-hole puncher (even if it is a bit tricky), but four-
> hole punchers can easily be bought.  The standard puncher is small 
> and neat, and easy to bring with you.  I found the American system 
> with three holes to a page, and an excessively large puncher - 
seems 
> rather impractical to me.  
> 
Dear Christian, 

THAT is a beautiful piece of writing, howsoever you wrote it. The sad 
answer to your question is that very few Americans punch holes in 
anything anymore. We prefer to get in our overlarge cars and drive to 
Staples, where a nameless paper conglomerate has pre-punched holes 
for us. I have a beautifully made three-hole punch from my father, 
but in my house we use it mostly to make confetti on rainy days. 

~Rosmerta