A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
Why be ashamed? After reading the rest of the discussion, do you really think you were the only one to notice?
No, Buffistas can be counted on for this very thing. Just that it felt like *work* for a minute.
and then I read this:
how do you type an em dash? Is there an HTML code?
and I was reading coding sites in Italian looking for it... It took me a few minutes to realize it was Italian cause most of the stuff I was reading was just code.
eta: content
Natter 17 = 4² - cos(π): Nilly — Could This Be Mathier?
I like this. With the better font for pi of course. (and no spaces but why be picky?)
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In matters of style — and I'm sure I'm right — em dashes take a space on either side.
So I just got back to my desk and I see over 100 messages in Bureaucracy since I left this morning. I'm so pleased to see it was all about Nilly and the mathier Natter 17. I can't wait to see her delight when she gets back.
In matters of style — and I'm sure I'm right — em dashes take a space on either side.
Not according to books I've read (and I'd cite them, but they're in boxes).
All the "how to format your manuscript" handouts I got at the writers' conference say no spaces.
Anyone have a
Chicago
handy?
From the FAQ at the CMoS web site, it appears that no space is used, although it looks bad to me.
In matters of style — and I'm sure I'm right — em dashes take a space on either side.
Every single style guide I've ever used (and granted, we're looking mainly at technical pub) tells me otherwise.
Your Style Guide May Vary.
Natter 17: Welcome back, Nilly! We tried to set up a thread in honor of your favorite number as a lovely surprise for you, but then we had a punctuation war instead.
