But, as Ken has just clarified, with NBSP Louis' neck may be stretched rather uncomfortably, if not cut completely. Here is what I don't want to see (fixed width font required):
Louis XVI was guillotined in 1793.
Here is what I do want:
Louis XVI was guillotined in 1793.
Well, I _am_ a typographer; and in my opinion Peter's first example (allowing for the exaggerated spaces) is perfectly correct, and his second example is not. The idea of using spaces of different width to convey different meanings within a sentence is unprecedented and, frankly, absurd.
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