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		jwilk on April 25, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft Word now flags double spaces after a per... \frenchspacing = single spacing \nonfrenchspacing = double spacing (default) They are both TeX commands.

weinzierl on April 26, 2020 [–]

So the French don't like too much space after punctuation but are keen on space before it. Typography is a weird thing.

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