So today the head of our company's graphic design studio (and graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art) asked me, "What's an en dash?"
That's like the surgeon holding up your heart and asking you, "Any idea where this thing goes?"
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I keep getting the em and en dashes mixed up
I believe the en dash is the smaller one "–"
and the em is the larger dash "—"
Not being a master of grammer and writing, and had to copy and paste this example:
En-dash The en-dash is used when a hyphenated phrase or more than two words are being modified (shown in bold). Examples are:
three-quarter–filled jug
doctor-patient–like relationship
non–fat phobic
anti–nuclear factor
anti–acetylcholine receptorantibody
The en-dash is used for ranges of dates if there are words, e.g. 5 Apr–7 Aug (no space either side). Otherwise, use a hyphen for ranges, e.g. 5-6 April,(1978-1979).
Em-dash
The em-dash is used, without spaces either side, for interruptions in a sentence or for illustration, e.g. The staff—doctors, nurses, and toilet-cleaners—were all unhappy.
For explanations, use a colon, e.g. The doctor was absent: he had died.
...you're my only hope (sorry, I saw the message title and immediately thought "Star Wars" :D )
If anyone's in the mood for some graphic geek talk, there's a very cool article on Panther text antialiasing here:
http://daringfireball.net/2003/11/panther\_text\_rendering
I'm sure every one of you will find it fascinating. I did.
Originally posted by Gnu Odor If anyone's in the mood for some graphic geek talk, there's a very cool article on Panther text antialiasing here:http://daringfireball.net/2003/11/panther_text_renderingI'm sure every one of you will find it fascinating. I did.
