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Subject:RE: en dash From:"nosnivel -at- netvision -dot- net -dot- il" <nosnivel -at- netvision -dot- net -dot- il> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 23 Oct 2003 04:15:46 -0400
Yes, the en dash is for ranges of numbers. And--
among sticklers-- for linking words that are in contrast
or opposition to one another (the Harvard[en]Yale game).
On some projects at least, I've joined the many who use
an en dash, with a space on either side, instead of an
em dash. The em dash with a full space on either side is
too darn long-- it's conspicuous on the page. But to use
thin spaces around the em dash is too much trouble. And
to use no space at all-- though it's exactly what some
reputable publishers do-- seems illogical to me because
the em dash isn't there to link words together, it's there
to create a gulf between them.
(To those who find punctuational style irrelevant to what real
technical writers should be thinking about... greetings and how
come you read this far?)
Mark L. Levinson
Herzlia, Israel
nosnivel -at- netvision -dot- net -dot- il
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