diff --git a/mac/insert-a-non-breaking-space-character.md b/mac/insert-a-non-breaking-space-character.md
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@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 On Mac, you can insert a non-breaking space character by hitting
 `option-space`.
 
-I'm not sure when people use non-breaking spaces, but this is a handy
-shortcut for those situations.
+This is useful in situations such as entering formatted numbers. Example: `2 000`, where space serves as a divider before units of thousands.
 
 [source](https://twitter.com/jnadeau/status/725436138601615360)