> Spaces matter! What if the data is literally " Word " vs "Word". This format makes them both the same. If leading and/or trailing whitespace are significant,

> Spaces matter! What if the data is literally " Word " vs "Word". This format makes them both the same. If leading and/or trailing whitespace are significant, you can quote the value. Problem solved. Having said that, almost always when you see data persisted with leading or trailing whitespace it should have been trimmed away before storage.