[bksvol-discuss] Re: Handling the M Dash
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 16:11:52 -0800 (PST)
Thanks for clearing that up, Mayrie
>________________________________
> From: Mayrie ReNae <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Friday, December 2, 2011 8:50 AM
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Handling the M Dash
>
>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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