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What is the difference between an en dash and an em dash?
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Length. The en dash is the length of the letter n while the emdash is (you
guessed it!) the length of the letter m. When to use one or the other is a matter of style. Go to web and locate Chicago Univ style as an example. best wishes -- Bernard Liengme www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme remove CAPS in email address "PreciousIvy" wrote in message ... What is the difference between an en dash and an em dash? |
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Strictly speaking, the en dash is the width of an N, an em the width of a M
(capital letters). In general terms this makes an en dash about twice as long as a hyphen in a typical font, an em dash three times as long. The distinction of en and em dash uses varies between U.S. and U.K. usage, as I learned to my chagrin after a long exchange with a user who I thought was trying to make an en dash do something it wasn't meant to do! -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Bernard Liengme" wrote in message ... Length. The en dash is the length of the letter n while the emdash is (you guessed it!) the length of the letter m. When to use one or the other is a matter of style. Go to web and locate Chicago Univ style as an example. best wishes -- Bernard Liengme www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme remove CAPS in email address "PreciousIvy" wrote in message ... What is the difference between an en dash and an em dash? |
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On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 06:53:12 -0800, "?B?UHJlY2lvdXNJdnk=?="
wrote: What is the difference between an en dash and an em dash? An em dash is longer. -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk |
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