> On Sat, 2006-01-28 at 18:03 +0100, Daniel Albuschat wrote:
> > 2006/1/27, susan brill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > > I am using openoffice.org 2.0 Writer. I am an editor, I must have
> > > my em dashes. I also need en dashes, they have two separate
> > > meanings in writing. Can't they just be included in the symbols?
> >
> > Just out of curiousity, what's an em and en dash?
>
> An em dash is the width of an 'm' character. Guess what an en dash is.
This is what I thought. Not knowing too much about the distinction I just
lurked.
But now I know some of the difference in typography (size but not how) I would
like
to know the differences in use.
We should probably look at the differences in ( ) [ ] { } < >, as they
are not all
parentheses, or brackets.
Chris
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