MDash or a "Long dash" is a normal punctuation mark often used to designate subordinate clauses. If you find those, please do not remove them. Unless you have the print book for reference and you know, for certain, that the mark does not belong in the spot where it appears, you should try to keep it as much as possible. Pratik Pratik Patel Interim Director Office of Special Services Queens College Director CUNY Assistive Technology Services The City University of New York ppatel@xxxxxx _____ From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kellie Hartmann Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 10:51 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: recurring scanning flaw Jill, Do you mean em-dash? If so, you shouldn't replace them with commas. That's a single symbol that means two dashes together--they're used to separate clauses. Kellie