21 Mar
2011
21 Mar
'11
4:08 a.m.
Am Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:51:44 +0100 schrieb Cecil Westerhof:
Until now I always used a - (minus sign) to define a sub sentence or for an optional word, like: This is -now- not necessary,
I understood that normally you use the em dash for this. But for only a word, this seems a little big. Could I then use an en dash or should I keep using a minus sign?
It depends. In germany I would use an en dash and put spaces around it: dies ist -- noch -- nicht notwendig. Older english books often use --- without spaces: is---now. But spaces and endash with spaces are used too: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dash#En_dash_versus_em_dash So check the typography rules of your country/language. -- Ulrike Fischer