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See our section on \u2018Gaeilge sa Ghn\u00f3 for the benefits of using Irish in business.<\/span><\/h6>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;61c6dc6f-569a-4ebd-af82-aae16e6bb0f2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;86%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;86%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1535px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||64px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;||64px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;||36px||false|false&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#b9d2d8&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Typefaces<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|10%||10%|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Each language has its own characteristics and peculiarities when it appears in print. These include accents and other characters, letter frequencies, letter combinations and word lengths. Different typefaces and fonts have been devised to accommodate the characteristics of specific languages.<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Irish can be written in a modern adaptation of the \u2018bunchl\u00f3\u2019, the old-Irish script, or in the same typefaces as English. 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These characters, if they are included in text intended for websites which is prepared in Word 8 and then saved as HTML, will appear as they should when viewed in Microsoft Internet Explorer Version4 for these letters by clicking on Shortcut Key. 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