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It also uses them correctly—with no spaces. I have never seen anyone do that on the web.
by lieks 1y ago
It also uses them correctly—with no spaces. I have never seen anyone do that on the web.
- latentsea 1y agoI didn't know that was the correct way to use them. It feels incorrect in a space delimited language. Interesting.
- dragonwriter 1y agoEnglish is not actually a space-delimited language; that's an approximation which is, in this case, throwing you off. Punctuation is usually set closed on at least one, if not both, sides, though there are exceptions.
- latentsea 1y agoCome to think of it, you're right. Hmm...
- dragonwriter 1y agoAlmost everyone I’ve seen using them on the web (myself included) does that. Very few people I’ve seen set them open. (Lots of people use en-dashes set open instead of em-dashes set closed for the uses for which they are interchangeable as a matter of stylistic preference, though.)
- strken 1y agoI believe this is specific to the US. Writing from other English-speaking countries often uses an en dash surrounded by spaces instead of an em dash.