[bksvol-discuss] Re: Handling the M Dash
- From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 08:50:47 -0800
Hi Lori,
I'm sorry I haven't been clear about the em dashes. It is absolutely not
necessary to convert them to two hyphens any more. I'm sorry that we who
still convert them to two hyphens haven't been clear as to our reasons for
this, primarily because our screen readers read them more understandably
that way. Let me assure you on this point. The end result is that the em
dashes are converted by Bookshare's conversion tools to two hyphens to
comply with braille code.
In short, you do not have to change anything if you find em dashes in your
books. Bookshare's tools do that for you. I'll definitely be much, much
more careful when talking about this in future to emphasize that. I'm sorry
I haven't been clear enough lately to state that those of us volunteers who
still make the change of em dashes to two hyphens do it completely
voluntarily for our own proofreading ease.
Mayrie
-----Original Message-----
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lori Castner
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 8:21 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Handling the M Dash
I get so frustrated with some of these discussions!
I read in the manual that the converter takes care of converting dashes to
m-dashes. Therefore, I have been leaving the single dash alone just being
sure that it is not proceeded or followed by a space. Now I get the
impression that I should be changing these single dashes to two dashes. Why
doesn't the manual say that?
Then I read that some people put a footnote number in brackets (a prior
thread), some preceed the foot note number by a star. I have been doing
what the manual says, putting each footnote number in parentheses and
putting a space between the prior word or punctuation and the opening
parentheses.
I don't always agree with how the manual does things, and I sometimes find
it hard to find things in the manual, but I do my best to adhere to it, but
then get the impression what I do is not correct!
Lori C.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 6:53 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Handling the M Dash
> Hi Sister Dolores,
>
> I'm confused, again by the use of the word dash. Sorry. What I am saying
> is that the em dash, written in print as a long dash, should be
> represented
> by two hyphens. Sorry I don't completely understand your question, and
> hope
> I've answered it satisfactorily.
>
> Mayrie
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dolores Dean
> Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 6:06 AM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Handling the M Dash
>
> Mary, Are you saying that the dash (as we know it in braille) should take
> the place of the m-dash. I had been doing that but thought I was
> incorrect.
> I'm a braille reader and this is what comes natural to me.
> Thank you.
>
> Sister Dolores
>
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