RE: en dash

[Kim Roper <kim -dot- roper -at- pixelink -dot- com>]

T. Word Smith asked:

> What are you using en dashes for?

As a separator in a range of numbers.

> Any of you using regular hyphens where en dashes
> should be used (for example, as called for by Chicago
> 14)?

Only in file names or wherever I think esoteric characters won't translate
properly.

> Ditto em dashes.

For emphasis within sentences and to offset inline headings.  Occasionally
for panache in running headers and footers.

> And, what is left for regular keyboard hyphens?

Sometimes "anal retentive" has one, but you really gotta know when to use
it.

Cheers ... Kim
mailto:kim -dot- roper -at- pixelink -dot- com

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