Title: Spaces
Last modified: February 11, 2020

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# Spaces

 *  Resolved [Oaz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oaz/)
 * (@oaz)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/spaces-8/)
 * Hello,
 * I love your plugin, simple and powerful !
 * However there is a small problem with spaces. The need would be to be able to
   place spaces at the begining or end of a string in translations. As it is, if
   I begin or end a string with a space, it will not be saved, so the string will
   be stuck to what comes before of after.
    I met this problem several time when
   translating from French to English : a comma + space is needed in French, but
   the comma is not correct in English. If the comma + space follows a link, then
   the full sentence is separated in several strings for translation. I think it
   will be easier to undertand the problem with an example.
 * See on this page : [https://www.lefer-traductions.com/qui-suis-je/](https://www.lefer-traductions.com/qui-suis-je/)
 *  at the bottom, the phrase :
 * Master 2 professionnel, industrie de la langue et traduction spécialisée (université
   de Paris, 2016)
 * Master 2 professionel is a link, then a comma, then a space, then a new string
 * On English page, I am obliged to keep the comma, or the following space will 
   disappear, I cannot begin the string with a space, it is not saved.
 * So as it is, it reads
    Professional master’s degree, in technical translation(
   Université de Paris, 2016)
 * But the comma is superfluous
 * Well this is not a big matter, but since this a website for a translator, it 
   is important for her to show she knows English language grammar…
 * Thanks for your attention

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 *  [Dragos](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dragosvrejiu/)
 * (@dragosvrejiu)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/spaces-8/#post-12421684)
 * Hello,
 * Thank you for the kind words!
 * You could try adding a Whitespace Character :[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitespace_character](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitespace_character).
 * Let me know if this approach suits your needs.
 * With the best wishes,
 *  Thread Starter [Oaz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oaz/)
 * (@oaz)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/spaces-8/#post-12422721)
 * Thanks for your fast answer. yes, it worked !
 * Thanks again..

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 * Last reply from: [Oaz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oaz/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/spaces-8/#post-12422721)
 * Status: resolved