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> <word> <dash> <word> That one I’d usually parse as a hyphen, as in e.g. well-known. “Word space dash space word” is much clearer, in my view. > The AP Style
by lxgr 2y ago
> <word> <dash> <word>
That one I’d usually parse as a hyphen, as in e.g. well-known. “Word space dash space word” is much clearer, in my view.
> The AP Style Manual, a/the leading source for US journalism
One of the things I can easily get away with by not being a US journalist :)
- stouset 2y agoIt’s quite hard to mistake an em dash for a hyphen in a proportional font. self-fulfilling self—fulfilling One of these looks very, very wrong.
- johnisgood 2y agoI agree, although I still prefer spaces between —.