After setting `<%@page trimDirectiveWhitespaces="true"%>`, *all the whitespace* is stripped, even the space between `${a} ${b}`.

How can I produce *some* whitespace in my JSP? Like the space between `${a} ${b}` ?

**==EDIT==**

I know *why* the spaces are stripped, and I know that the official 'solution' is to *"wrap the desired spaces in `<jsp:text>`"*, but that impacts readability of my code. Would like to know if there is a more concise solution.