Guest guest Posted March 4, 2006 Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 > >Dash used (before 'famous') is em dash. Should there be a space >before and after em dash or not? >From the BBT Style Sheet: >Dashes > >Where a typist would use two hyphens, our style is to use an em dash, >with no space before it or after. But our book designers, at their >discretion, may specify either an em dash or en dash, preceded and >followed by a space. For a discussion recommending the style with spaces, see "The Elements of Typographic Style" by Robert Bringhurst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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