The Anguished Editor
Nitpicking my way out of a prolix hell, one word at a time.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
En Dash
A dash that is of the width of one 'n'.
HTML Code – &ndash, ―
Chicago 6.83
Wikipedia -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/En_dash#En_dash
Signifies:
Relationship → proposition―hypothesis relationship; Hindu―Muslim unity.
Range → 10―15 years; pp. 125―58.
Synonyms for Above and Below
Above
: before, foregoing, aforementioned, aforesaid, aforestated, antecedent, preceding, prior, previously.
Below
: next, afterwards, subsequent, succeeding, following, ensuing, later.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
What is a good line-end word break?
On dividing a word at the end of a line:
Break the word at a syllable. For instance, if the sentence ends with 'organization', you may break it at any of the following:
Or-
Organ-
Organiz-
Organizat-
Also see this excellent guide from Dictionary.com -
http://dictionary1.classic.reference.com/writing/styleguide/division.html
Its vs It's
Its = The dog's tail (possessive pronoun).
It's = It is (contraction).
See more:
http://www.stormloader.com/garyes/its.html
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-difference-between-its-and-its.htm
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