[duxuser] Re: space hyphen space comes out with 2 hyphens
- From: "Paul Ajuwon" <ajuwon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 07:01:41 -0600
Hello, George:
George provided an important rule of grammar for distinguishing the hyphen
from the dash.
Examining the computer keyboard, however, you find this is not adhered to,
as the screen reader fails to make the distinction. Of course, this
confusion is in line with the majority of Americans who cannot tell the
hyphen from the dash, going by the common rule.
In teaching Braille reading and writing to Americans, I see they
consistently commit this error, because they grew up not able to understand
and/or make the distinction between the hyphen and the dash.
Those of us who were immersed in the British system of education never call
the hyphen the dash.
Paul.
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From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of George Bell
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 4:29 AM
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Re: space hyphen space comes out with 2 hyphens
Hi Ed,
This is a tricky one, which does not appear to be made clear in either
BANA's or BAUK's rules.
Essentially in print, a hyphen is unspaced, and a dash is spaced.
For example:-
Jean-Luc Picard - appears in Star Treck.
There would be no space and a single hyphen in the name, but there would be
spaces and a double dash between the name and the word "appears".
I'm sure Warren will be able to clarify this better in BANA terms.
George.
From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Edward Lehman
Sent: 17 February 2006 02:50
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] space hyphen space comes out with 2 hyphens
Why does a space hyphen space combination translate into space 2 hyphens
space. How do I stop that?
Thanks
Ed Lehman
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