The Extra Spaces in Commodore 64 BASIC Errors

Why are there two spaces in the famous ?SYNTAX ERROR on the Commodore 64? Why are there three spaces in the little-seen ?BREAK ERROR? Let's dig into it with a C64 machine language monitor and see if we can patch those extra spaces out! Become a patron:   / 8bitshowandtell   One-time donation: https://paypal.me/8BitShowAndTell AtariAge Store: https://www.atariage.com/store/ Jim Butterfield's Commodore 64 Training Tape:    • Commodore 64 Training Tape   The extended version of my song Commodore 64 Christmas:    • A Commodore 64 Christmas   Follow me on Twitter:   / bedfordlvlexp   Check out my podcast Growing Up '80s: https://thecouch.website/category/gu80s/