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LaTeX: How to have "This page intentionally left blank"
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latex.this-page-intentionally-left-blank.tex
\documentclass[twoside]{scrreprt}
\makeatletter
\def\cleardoublepage{\clearpage%
\if@twoside
\ifodd\c@page\else
\vspace*{\fill}
\hfill
\begin{center}
This page intentionally left blank.
\end{center}
\vspace{\fill}
\thispagestyle{empty}
\newpage
\if@twocolumn\hbox{}\newpage\fi
\fi
\fi
}
\makeatother
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\begin{document}
\lipsum[1-4]
\cleardoublepage
\lipsum[6-12]
\end{document}
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In think you mean "This page is intentionally left blank." with the "is".

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philipptempel commented Jun 5, 2022 •
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In think you mean "This page is intentionally left blank." with the "is".

No, indeed,` it is grammatically correct to say "this page intentionally left blank". See for example https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/116053/this-page-intentionally-left-blank and also https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-grammar-behind-This-page-intentionally-left-blank-Why-is-is-omitted

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