Comment by e28eta 10 months ago To be pedantic: Opt-shift-hyphen for the em dash (longer one). Opt-hyphen only gets you an en dash. 7 comments e28eta Reply 9dev 10 months ago …which is the appropriate character for ranges, i.e., page 1–2.I find it a bit sad that using proper typography is now frowned upon, but it seems that ship has sailed. Symbiote 10 months ago From the discussion with our head of communications (whose pedantry I approve of) US usage avoids spaces—like this—and should use an em-dash.But British usage – instead – uses spaces, so an en-dash or an em-dash is acceptable. d1sxeyes 10 months ago Generally spaces around em-dashes is a question of style, not pre- or pro-scribed by any specific typographical rule. One nice middle ground is a hair space ( ), although it’s a pain to insert. 2 replies → saagarjha 10 months ago One of the reasons I'm not on that page–I have a policy of using en dashes because I am lazy machinate 10 months ago Right, you sniped my edit. I don't know why I gave up my hn delay setting...
9dev 10 months ago …which is the appropriate character for ranges, i.e., page 1–2.I find it a bit sad that using proper typography is now frowned upon, but it seems that ship has sailed. Symbiote 10 months ago From the discussion with our head of communications (whose pedantry I approve of) US usage avoids spaces—like this—and should use an em-dash.But British usage – instead – uses spaces, so an en-dash or an em-dash is acceptable. d1sxeyes 10 months ago Generally spaces around em-dashes is a question of style, not pre- or pro-scribed by any specific typographical rule. One nice middle ground is a hair space ( ), although it’s a pain to insert. 2 replies →
Symbiote 10 months ago From the discussion with our head of communications (whose pedantry I approve of) US usage avoids spaces—like this—and should use an em-dash.But British usage – instead – uses spaces, so an en-dash or an em-dash is acceptable. d1sxeyes 10 months ago Generally spaces around em-dashes is a question of style, not pre- or pro-scribed by any specific typographical rule. One nice middle ground is a hair space ( ), although it’s a pain to insert. 2 replies →
d1sxeyes 10 months ago Generally spaces around em-dashes is a question of style, not pre- or pro-scribed by any specific typographical rule. One nice middle ground is a hair space ( ), although it’s a pain to insert. 2 replies →
saagarjha 10 months ago One of the reasons I'm not on that page–I have a policy of using en dashes because I am lazy
…which is the appropriate character for ranges, i.e., page 1–2.
I find it a bit sad that using proper typography is now frowned upon, but it seems that ship has sailed.
From the discussion with our head of communications (whose pedantry I approve of) US usage avoids spaces—like this—and should use an em-dash.
But British usage – instead – uses spaces, so an en-dash or an em-dash is acceptable.
Generally spaces around em-dashes is a question of style, not pre- or pro-scribed by any specific typographical rule. One nice middle ground is a hair space ( ), although it’s a pain to insert.
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One of the reasons I'm not on that page–I have a policy of using en dashes because I am lazy
Right, you sniped my edit. I don't know why I gave up my hn delay setting...