Oh style guru types, is there any important functional differences between m-dashes and n-dashes? I mean apart from their use in Emily Dickinson poems?
You're not friends. You'll never be friends. You'll be in love till it kills you both.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Burrell - Nov 06, 2014 11:16:38 am PST #9836 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Dana - Nov 06, 2014 11:17:19 am PST #9837 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
In Chicago Manual of Style, em dashes are used for a break in thought, and en dashes are used to separate a range of numbers.
Burrell - Nov 06, 2014 11:19:06 am PST #9838 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Thanks, Dana
Laura - Nov 06, 2014 11:20:11 am PST #9839 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
It's not drinking alone if...Buffistas are on my screen.
-t - Nov 06, 2014 11:21:44 am PST #9840 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
So, just sat through a presentation on Food Trends. I didn't think I was all up on what's cutting edge or whatever (we are still pretty excited about cupcake shops in my county, after all) but everything he mentioned as On the Horizon for 2015-2016 sounded like old news to me. I don't know what to do with that.
Also, anyone who says "Americans eat artichokes wrong" can go to hell.
tommyrot - Nov 06, 2014 11:22:09 am PST #9841 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
-t - Nov 06, 2014 11:24:04 am PST #9842 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Laura's version is my favorite, although I deny the premise that drinking alone is something that must be avoided.
Laura - Nov 06, 2014 11:24:07 am PST #9843 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Wonders for a moment if I am eating artichokes wrong--stops caring.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 06, 2014 11:24:53 am PST #9844 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
People can err the other way in being too helpful with computer access issues. Yesterday someone from the hospital's administrative corps spent way more time talking to us about how my folks would be able to access Dad's patient records online once his PCP's office gets their system up and running than the doctors and nurses did about his test results and instructions, and managed to get in a nurse's way while she was doing it.
-t - Nov 06, 2014 11:27:47 am PST #9845 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Do you enjoy your artichokes? Then you are fine. So sayeth the -t.
Who might be hangry. Watching everyone who physically attended the talk get samples of sauteed mushrooms, bouillabaisse, prime rib, and poached pears while I waited for the damn thing to wrap up past its scheduled end so I can go get some lunch myself did not really improve my mood.