Re: U+2015 HORIZONTAL DASH, 2-em and 3-em dashes in the Chicago Manual of Style

From: Kenneth Whistler (kenw@sybase.com)
Date: Tue Jan 26 2010 - 17:35:11 CST

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    > > I have no objection to adding a two-em dash and a three-em dash to the UCS.
    >
    > Hmm... Slightly paraphrasing Unicode FAQ:

    And slightly paraphrasing Ogden Nash:

    The one-mdash,
    He is a pause.
    The two-mmdash,
    Chicago's cause.
    And I would bet
    My dad's moustache
    There isn't any
    Three-mmmdash.

    -- (two hyphi = one-mdash) Ken

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