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Ambiguity in 3.1.6.2

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Description

https://www.w3.org/TR/clreq/#h-adjustment_of_adjacent_punctuation_marks

In principle, any two adjacent punctuation marks that are 2 em wide should be reduced to 1.5 em. Following the same principle, they may be reduced to 1 em for certain typographic styles.

Suggestion from @r12a (in order to avoid ambiguity):

In principle, any two adjacent punctuation marks that together are 2 em wide should be reduced to 1.5 em. Following the same principle, they may be reduced to 1 em for certain typographic styles.

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Open section 3.1.6.2 at the linked CLReq specification and review the quoted wording about adjacent punctuation marks. Update the sentence to clarify that the two marks together are 2 em wide, then verify the rendered specification uses the suggested wording.

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