Pages deletes spaces prior to words when backspacing.

Why does Pages on my iOS delete the space before a word when I backspace the word? Can I turn this off?
To clarify, if I deleted the word "blue" from "the sky is blue," it would, without a keystroke, also delete the space between "is" and "blue." That means I have to retype the space to keep going. This asinine "feature" (BUG!) is making it almost impossible for me to use Pages on my iPad, and I'm not about to relearn how to type just to accommodate it.
**I have iOS 7, Pages from 2012, an iPad 3 with retina display.

I am having the same problem. It is not hen I select a word, it is when I just use the backspace key.
Ex. If I am typing "I like dogs." And instead I accidentally typed "I like cats." I realize the mistake and I press backspace once, it erases to "s" next backspace erases the "t" next backspace erase the "a" next backspace erases BOTH the "c" and the space.
This was NOT a feature before. I use my iPad and apple bluetooth keyboard a lot to write. This is causing me tremendous productivity issues. I don't know what update did it -- but I just finished cursing my way through my first paper of this semester -- and I didn't have the problem last semester.
This is happening in all the iwork programs - numbers, pages, keynote.
I'm beyond frustrated.

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When I delete a word in Pages for iOS 7 character-by-character, the deletion automatically includes the space before the word, even if I don't initiate a keypress for that space. This is sporadic in that it consistently occurs in some sections of text (usually at the end of lines) and not in others, in paragraphs with custom Styles and in paragraphs with default Styles alike.
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I don't know if this has always been the case, but I've only just started to notice it and it is frustrating the **** out of me.
In pages on the iphone and iPad, if I delete all the letters in the word, the space before the word automatically gets deleted as well.
Try it.
I just went to the apple store and it's happening on their ipads as well.
I type for a living and cannot tell you how many thousands of times today I had to go back and correct words that had no space between them.
Did someone really think that when I press delete once what I actually want is to delete twice?!
So, anyone know if there's a way around this issue? I'm wondering if it came in with ios 7? Interestingly it's only pages, not happening on notes or email etc.

For tips on how to get around it go here:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/23253948?ac_cid=tw123456#23253948
Either type with an X in front of where you're typing, or turn on tracking and set to "final" in settings.
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