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Asymmetric spacing of dashes in interpolated phrases
I have come across a dash-spacing style that I haven't seen anywhere else, and I'm wondering where it may come from. The person who writes in this style asserts that he has learnt it in school in the ...
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What kind of dash character should I use at the end of a famous saying to mark of the author? [duplicate]
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Appropriate dash to use when attributing a quotation
What kind of dash character should I use at the end of a famous saying to mark of the author? Should I use "en dash" ...
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May en-dashes be used in sports scores?
The accepted answer to the authoritative question When should I use an em-dash, an en-dash, and a hyphen? currently has this to say regarding the en-dash:
An en-dash is use to connect values in a ...
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When should I use an em-dash, an en-dash, and a hyphen?
I generally know how to use a hyphen, but when should I use an en-dash instead of an em-dash, or when should I use a hyphen instead of an em-dash?
