From: Matt Lundin <mdl@imapmail.org>
To: Samuel Wales <samologist@gmail.com>
Cc: emacs-orgmode <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: emdash and endash
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 07:56:39 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87ei4zu614.fsf@fastmail.fm> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTikWno+de5SdffP0C3EExWfOVhzXCA@mail.gmail.com> (Samuel Wales's message of "Sun, 17 Apr 2011 20:04:23 -0700")
Samuel Wales <samologist@gmail.com> writes:
> 1 dash: - 2 -- 3 ---
> 1 dash: - 2 – 3 —
>
> When I write in ASCII, I notate emdash like "--". I think this is standard.
To ensure consistency of export, I have gotten in the habit of using
three hyphens for the emdash in ASCII---even in mail.
FWIW, Wikipedia suggests this is acceptable:
,----[ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dash#Em_dash ]
| When an actual em dash is unavailable—as in the ASCII character set—a
| double ("--") or triple hyphen-minus ("---") is used.
`----
Of course, a line in Wikipedia does not a standard make. :)
Best,
Matt
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-04-18 11:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-04-18 3:04 emdash and endash Samuel Wales
2011-04-18 3:12 ` Chris Malone
2011-04-18 4:34 ` Samuel Wales
2011-04-18 4:55 ` Ben Finney
2011-04-18 5:39 ` Samuel Wales
2011-04-18 6:56 ` Eric Abrahamsen
2011-04-18 11:56 ` Matt Lundin [this message]
2011-04-18 12:19 ` Ben Finney
2011-04-18 12:48 ` Christian Moe
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