[John_W]

Originally Posted by kittygilchrist

The text is centered as if it were a title or poetry, calling attention and slowing the reader's eye. And bold to add significance, as if it were an advertisement.

If it is annoying, perhaps it is because the layout and font tricks the reader into an expectation that is unfulfilled and not in keeping with normal textual conversation.
(Graphic design 101, psych foundations for distance ed, 6388)

I thought she was practicing menu writing.

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