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Article #12567Re: Hyphens, Ens or Ems?
From: Esmond Pitt
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 23:48
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 23:48
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Regarding Bringhhurst, it is still a historical mistake, more of a throwaway joke really. The use of the em dash was standardized long before 1837, and there's nothing 'Victorian' about using them now either.
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