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Using Adobe Garamond Pro, I don't get an extra space mark before a question mark. In French, it is absolutely required. Using Word, I don't have the same issue. Should I resolve myself to go back to Word instead of Latex? This is my MWE:

 \documentclass[12pt]{article} \usepackage[french]{babel} \usepackage{fontspec} \setmainfont{Adobe Garamond Pro} \frenchspacing \begin{document} Pourquoi faut-il que les Français ajoutent un espace avant un point d'interrogation ? \end{document}
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    works fine for me. Is your tex system up-to-date? Do you use lualatex or xelatex? Commented Feb 6, 2023 at 17:58
  • You can use ~ for a non-breaking space, i.e., it will treat d'interrogation~? as d'int-erro-gation ? (assuming I got the hyphenation correct). Commented Feb 6, 2023 at 17:58
  • @UlrikeFischer: Are you sure that the visible space is the right one? I use Xelatex. Commented Feb 6, 2023 at 18:01
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    @domi german is doing nothing you just get a normal word space if you add a space, the french option does not require you to add a space and ignores one if added and always inserts a (thin, non breakable) space in accordance with some versions of french typographic tradition. Commented Feb 6, 2023 at 18:32
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    you certainly don't want to use ngerman for a french text. To change the spacing search the documentation of babel-french for \FBsetspaces. Commented Feb 6, 2023 at 18:35

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