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.
Inara: I think she looks adorable. Mal: Yeah, but I never said it.
'Shindig'
Bureaucracy 2: Like Sartre, Only Longer
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
Laura - Oct 10, 2003 2:44:47 pm PDT #5512 of 10005
Our wings are not tired.
Cindy - Oct 10, 2003 3:23:31 pm PDT #5513 of 10005
Nobody
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).
Susan W. - Oct 10, 2003 3:33:14 pm PDT #5514 of 10005
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
All the "how to format your manuscript" handouts I got at the writers' conference say no spaces.
Cindy - Oct 10, 2003 3:34:29 pm PDT #5515 of 10005
Nobody
Anyone have a Chicago handy?
Gandalfe - Oct 10, 2003 3:41:54 pm PDT #5516 of 10005
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
DXMachina - Oct 10, 2003 3:47:35 pm PDT #5517 of 10005
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
From the FAQ at the CMoS web site, it appears that no space is used, although it looks bad to me.
P.M. Marc - Oct 10, 2003 3:52:53 pm PDT #5518 of 10005
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
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.
amych - Oct 10, 2003 3:54:36 pm PDT #5519 of 10005
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
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.
P.M. Marc - Oct 10, 2003 4:01:49 pm PDT #5520 of 10005
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
DX, thanks for the link, because
An en dash is a useful but subtle creature that is longer than a hyphen but shorter than an em dash.
Is just too cute for words.
Connie Neil - Oct 10, 2003 5:11:58 pm PDT #5521 of 10005
brillig
Feh, dashes. Ellipses are much more cool . . .