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    #26
    Originally posted by Sam View Post
    though, the stress falls on the second syllable of the word 'potato'.
    As I said earlier.

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      #27
      What are en rules?

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        #28
        A short dash (called an en dash in North American)

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          #29
          Where does the rule come into it? Or is "en rule" just another name for "en dash"?

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            #30
            The latter, and seems to be British. "We" don't use it.

            Sam may have more, given his proofreading expertise.

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              #31
              This is sort of my field but I never heard of en or em dashes before

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                #32
                Ah right, thanks ua. I'd not heard of "rule", only "dash", from my local proofreading friends.

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                  #33
                  Yeah, same here. N-dash and m-dash, but not n-rule (which sounds like some logic thing to my ear). I’m surprised that it’s a translatlantic thing because I learned n-dash in Britain.

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                    #34
                    I have no idea what’s going on on this page.

                    Edit: it’s something to do with the fact there are two lengths of dash in Sam’s post?
                    Last edited by Sits; 16-06-2021, 11:45.

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                      #35
                      Sam noted that "en-rules" work again after the switch, which has led to a number of us noting that we are used to hearing of "en dashes"

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                        #36
                        An (e)n-dash is the width of a typed "n": -. An (e)m-dash is the width of a typed "m": —

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                          #37
                          — -

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                            #38
                            Originally posted by San Bernardhinault View Post
                            An (e)n-dash is the width of a typed "n": -. An (e)m-dash is the width of a typed "m": —
                            It is very useful to learn this from the start, as it can otherwise be difficult to keep the terms straight (says someone who did not have that simple advantage)

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