Danger's my birthright.
Buffy ,'The Killer In Me'
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
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 . . .
Cass - Oct 10, 2003 5:18:59 pm PDT #5522 of 10005
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
In matters of style — and I'm sure I'm right — em dashes take a space on either side.No spaces according to AP. But as Plei said, YStyleGuideMV...
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.Um, yeah... Oops.
Allyson - Oct 10, 2003 6:15:16 pm PDT #5523 of 10005
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I want mod powers so i can just make the thread. You'll still be discussing this when we hit Natter 18: Allyson's Revenge
Noumenon - Oct 10, 2003 7:10:31 pm PDT #5524 of 10005
No other candidate is asking the hard questions, like "Did geophysicists assassinate Jim Henson?" or "Why is there hydrogen in America's water supply?" --defective yeti
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.
Natter:17 = --Punc+uation-war!--
Frankenbuddha - Oct 10, 2003 7:28:30 pm PDT #5525 of 10005
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
So has anyone said "when come back, bring pi" yet?