[bksvol-discuss] Re: More Questions about proofreading.
- From: "Martha Rafter" <mlhr@xxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 09:36:59 -0500
Whether we change the em-dash to two hyphens or leave them as is, we do not
have spaces.
From: Lori Castner
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 9:15 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: More Questions about proofreading.
It is my understanding that we are to remove spaces before and after the
em-dash.
Lori C.
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Valerie Maples
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 12:20 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Madeleine Linares
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: More Questions about proofreading.
Now I am *so* confused, Cindy! I thought we were to remove spaces before and
after an em-dash. Ugh! Hope I have not been doing it wrong; some of my books
have tons of them. I thought the only thing we put spaces before and after are
most ellipsis, with certain exceptions like next to quotation marks. Hopefully
Madeleine will set the record straight!
Valerie
On Nov 18, 2013, at 12:42 AM, Cindy Rosenthal <grandcyn77@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
As someone may have explained; the em dash indicates a pause in thought
between 2 phrases or ideas; similar to but different from elipses. There
should be a space before and after the em dash so the words don't run together;
if you have a book in which that's not the case you should report it to quality
control so the book can be fxed
On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 10:16 PM, <ohio1803@xxxxx> wrote:
You folks are amazing. I really appreciate how hard you all work.
I appreciated reading the posts on this thread. How important and serious this
business. To make all of our reading material just as fine as it can be.
Thank you!
I have not tried to proofread a submitted book for quite some time.
I am still baffled and confused by it all, and have just continued to do the
best job I can in scanning some books that I want to read, and to prepare the
book in the best condition that I can, based largely in part as to what I
understand is best for acceptance the proofreader’ time.
This thread showed me I think that it is still best to move page numbers to the
top of the page.
As to the m dash, I have never done anything with them, but had wondered what
was to be done. I do find them often an irritant to the reading experience,
hearing the words running together, sometimes to even make it hard to
understand the words.
Thanks again.
Rik
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