← Back to context Comment by 1718627440 4 days ago On a typewriter you can write symbols overlapping, so if you write '--' it becomes '–'. 1 comment 1718627440 Reply sarreph 4 days ago Sure... But overstriking takes more time and effort, which is why "--" was the convention.
sarreph 4 days ago Sure... But overstriking takes more time and effort, which is why "--" was the convention.
Sure... But overstriking takes more time and effort, which is why "--" was the convention.