Re: need copyedit advice! what's a style sheet?

[Martha J Davidson <editrix -at- SLIP -dot- NET>]

>>From editrix  Tue Sep  2 12:04:30 1997
>Date:         Tue, 2 Sep 1997 11:26:57 -0700
>Reply-To:     "Susan W. Gallagher" <sgallagher -at- EXPERSOFT -dot- COM>
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>From:         "Susan W. Gallagher" <sgallagher -at- EXPERSOFT -dot- COM>
>Subject:      Re: need copyedit advice! what's a style sheet?
>To:           TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
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Susan W. Gallagher <sgallagher -at- EXPERSOFT -dot- COM> wrote:
>amy wrote:
>
>>Also, what's the difference between em dashes and en dashes?
>
>An em dash is as wide as an M, an en dash is as wide as an N. At
>least that's the theory. Wether it's true depends on the typeface.
>In any case, em is wider than en.
>
Use an em dash to set off words in a sentence (where you might use a double
dash on a typewriter).  Use an en dash to separate ranges of numbers; for
example, 1994<en dash>1996.

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