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Text set too wide can be difficult to read, particularly in small sizes ...
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... a bit of extra line feed can help.
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Columns with fewer characters to the line are more comfortable to read. 
Extremely narrow columns are difficult to read, except for short paragraphs ...
... particular if they are justified.
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Typesetting practice – Part 3Line length The human eye can most comfortable read a line of 7 to 10 words (about 50–65 characters, allowing one character space). Anything much longer will get very tiring and the reader may give up. Extra leading can help but it is better to avoid very long lines wherever possible. The eye can accept fairly short lines more readily but it helps it the text is broken up into relatively brief, digestible passages as in a newspaper. |
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