diff --git a/a11y-speak.js b/a11y-speak.js
index 41dec7ee8610a..2383cb2da5908 100644
--- a/a11y-speak.js
+++ b/a11y-speak.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-var containerPolite, containerAssertive;
+var containerPolite, containerAssertive, previousMessage = "";
 
 /**
  * Build the live regions markup.
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ var addContainer = function( ariaLive ) {
 	container.id = "a11y-speak-" + ariaLive;
 	container.className = "a11y-speak-region";
 
-	var screenReaderTextStyle = "clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); position: absolute; height: 1px; width: 1px; overflow: hidden;";
+	var screenReaderTextStyle = "clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); position: absolute; height: 1px; width: 1px; overflow: hidden; word-wrap: normal;";
 	container.setAttribute( "style", screenReaderTextStyle );
 
 	container.setAttribute( "aria-live", ariaLive );
@@ -85,6 +85,12 @@ var A11ySpeak = function( message, ariaLive ) {
 	 */
 	message = message.replace( /<[^<>]+>/g, " " );
 
+	if ( previousMessage === message ) {
+		message = message + "\u00A0";
+	}
+
+	previousMessage = message;
+
 	if ( containerAssertive && "assertive" === ariaLive ) {
 		containerAssertive.textContent = message;
 	} else if ( containerPolite ) {
diff --git a/a11y-speak.min.js b/a11y-speak.min.js
index 3eed26207e8b2..dc74062b687db 100644
--- a/a11y-speak.min.js
+++ b/a11y-speak.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-var containerPolite,containerAssertive,addContainer=function(a){a=a||"polite";var b=document.createElement("div");b.id="a11y-speak-"+a,b.className="a11y-speak-region";var c="clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); position: absolute; height: 1px; width: 1px; overflow: hidden;";return b.setAttribute("style",c),b.setAttribute("aria-live",a),b.setAttribute("aria-relevant","additions text"),b.setAttribute("aria-atomic","true"),document.querySelector("body").appendChild(b),b},domReady=function(a){return"complete"===document.readyState||"loading"!==document.readyState&&!document.documentElement.doScroll?a():void document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",a)};domReady(function(){containerPolite=document.getElementById("a11y-speak-polite"),containerAssertive=document.getElementById("a11y-speak-assertive"),null===containerPolite&&(containerPolite=addContainer("polite")),null===containerAssertive&&(containerAssertive=addContainer("assertive"))});var clear=function(){for(var a=document.querySelectorAll(".a11y-speak-region"),b=0;b<a.length;b++)a[b].textContent=""},A11ySpeak=function(a,b){clear(),a=a.replace(/<[^<>]+>/g," "),containerAssertive&&"assertive"===b?containerAssertive.textContent=a:containerPolite&&(containerPolite.textContent=a)};module.exports=A11ySpeak;
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+var containerPolite,containerAssertive,previousMessage="",addContainer=function(a){a=a||"polite";var b=document.createElement("div");b.id="a11y-speak-"+a,b.className="a11y-speak-region";var c="clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); position: absolute; height: 1px; width: 1px; overflow: hidden; word-wrap: normal;";return b.setAttribute("style",c),b.setAttribute("aria-live",a),b.setAttribute("aria-relevant","additions text"),b.setAttribute("aria-atomic","true"),document.querySelector("body").appendChild(b),b},domReady=function(a){return"complete"===document.readyState||"loading"!==document.readyState&&!document.documentElement.doScroll?a():void document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",a)};domReady(function(){containerPolite=document.getElementById("a11y-speak-polite"),containerAssertive=document.getElementById("a11y-speak-assertive"),null===containerPolite&&(containerPolite=addContainer("polite")),null===containerAssertive&&(containerAssertive=addContainer("assertive"))});var clear=function(){for(var a=document.querySelectorAll(".a11y-speak-region"),b=0;b<a.length;b++)a[b].textContent=""},A11ySpeak=function(a,b){clear(),a=a.replace(/<[^<>]+>/g," "),previousMessage===a&&(a+=" "),previousMessage=a,containerAssertive&&"assertive"===b?containerAssertive.textContent=a:containerPolite&&(containerPolite.textContent=a)};module.exports=A11ySpeak;
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