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Subject:Re. Dashes and ranges From:Geoff Hart <geoff-h -at- MTL -dot- FERIC -dot- CA> Date:Tue, 31 Oct 1995 10:45:51 LCL
Grant Hogarth proposes an em dash for ranges. Hopefully a
typo? Chicago and other sources suggest en dashes for
ranges, ems for interrupted thoughts when a colon won't
do--like this one, ferinstance.
--Geoff Hart @8^{)}
geoff-h -at- mtl -dot- feric -dot- ca
Disclaimer: If I didn't commit it in print in one of our
reports, it don't represent FERIC's opinion.
