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On the use of em dashes. Is it better to omit the spaces between the words and the dash, or is it preferable to separate them with spaces instead? For example: No spaces: It's time to take a nap...
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2019-12-08T03:01:03Z (almost 5 years ago)
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White Belt Blogger
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2019-12-08T03:01:03Z (almost 5 years ago)
On the use of em dashes. Is it better to omit the spaces between the words and the dash, or is it preferable to separate them with spaces instead? For example: - No spaces: It's time to take a nap—a long nap. - With spaces: It's time to take a nap — a long nap. I've seen both used by good writers — but personally I prefer putting spaces. I'm wondering what are the experts opinion regarding the matter. P.S. And, most of the time, I use three hyphens in place of it (---), which isn't usual, to my knowledge.
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System
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2013-08-03T16:32:15Z (over 11 years ago)
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