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rob05c  ·  3543 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Barney Frank: My Life as a Gay Congressman

Dashes are something I notice. A lot.

    space en-dash space or just em-dash

I used to prefer em dash for parentheticals, but lately I find space en dash more readable.

    the original writer had em dashes in between the dates
Yep, always wrong. Hyphens are technically permissible, but I strongly prefer en dashes.

    the client wanted "premier" because it would allow the table column to be smaller

That is a poor reason.

    Except the word is question refers to the "premiere date" of television shows.

Fail.

I actually prefer to write British English, which is technically incorrect American. The destruction of Latin roots irks me. E.g. 'centre' vs 'center.' The Latin root tells you a 'center' is a 'person who cents.' English is bad enough without destroying what little virtue it has left.

I'd love to be an editor or typographer. Such a shame they're low-demand fields with lower pay.