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tankhughes commented on the word rivers of white
June 13, 2009 https://accessible-digital-documents.com/blog/justified-text/
"The problem for dyslexic people occurs because large gaps between words are more likely to line up above one another than are the smaller gaps typical of more evenly spaced text. When they do, readers may perceive highly distracting white patterns flowing through the page that can become more prominent than the text itself. The effect is known as “rivers of white” and it can make reading difficult, if not impossible."
April 13, 2022