[jaws-uk] Re: Dash v n dash
- From: "Barry" <bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 19:31:57 -0000
Ok, the next question is how do you type the m dash?
Barry H
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Wood" <scott.wood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 3:17 PM
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: Dash v n dash
Hi Catherine
I was puzzled by this a couple of years ago and asked the same question on
this list. I think it was George who replied and he explained it, if my
memory serves me, as a difference in the length of the dash. It's called an
M dash because it is the length of a letter M whereas a normal dash is the
length of a letter N (mike and November respectively).
There is a way of turning it off in the tools/options dialogues in Word, but
I can't remember just exactly where. If you have a hunt around, I'm sure
you'll find it.
I think it's an American thing, so it's not in our Anglo-Saxon vocabulary.
It doesn't look any different to us as a dash is a dash is a dash, as far as
screen readers are concerned, but visually it looks longer.
Hope this makes sense and that I remembered correctly.
Kind regards ... Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Catherine Turner" <catherineturner2000@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Jaws-Uk" <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 1:31 PM
Subject: [jaws-uk] Dash v n dash
Hi,
What's the difference between what JAWS calls "dash" and what it calls "n
dash"? I have a Word document with both of these in and as far as I can
tell there's no difference between them: they are both dashes surrounded by
one space and a word on both sides.
Also, do other people who don't use JAWS ever refer to "n dash"? I've never
come across the phrase other than JAWS saying it.
Catherine
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