Comments on: — https://www.lafferty.ca/2004/05/01/mdash/ Rich Lafferty's OLD blog Mon, 03 May 2004 01:44:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.2 By: gcrumb https://www.lafferty.ca/2004/05/01/mdash/comment-page-1/#comment-1155 Mon, 03 May 2004 01:44:09 +0000 #comment-1155 It’s spelled that way so that the spell-checker can confuse it with ‘modish’. 8^)

]]> By: brianenigma https://www.lafferty.ca/2004/05/01/mdash/comment-page-1/#comment-1154 Sat, 01 May 2004 13:24:10 +0000 #comment-1154 Using XHTML as opposed to HTML, you can define whatever entities you want at the top. Sure, this is a fudged up alternative to having the spec consistent in the first place, but it works.

]]> By: citizenx https://www.lafferty.ca/2004/05/01/mdash/comment-page-1/#comment-1153 Sat, 01 May 2004 13:15:49 +0000 #comment-1153 There are inconsistencies and annoyances all over the entities list.

I use — quite a bit, and I never make a mistake. This doesn’t mean it’s done right. My personal favorites to say are …, š, and ÿ.

]]> By: fweebles https://www.lafferty.ca/2004/05/01/mdash/comment-page-1/#comment-1152 Sat, 01 May 2004 13:07:28 +0000 #comment-1152 Oops, my semi-clever attempt at pasting (HTML) comments into (LJ) comments wasn’t so clever. Should wait until more awake.

Yes,  !

]]> By: Rich https://www.lafferty.ca/2004/05/01/mdash/comment-page-1/#comment-1151 Sat, 01 May 2004 13:04:27 +0000 #comment-1151 Holy cow, that’s awful. For those that didn’t get the email:   !@!#!

]]> By: fweebles https://www.lafferty.ca/2004/05/01/mdash/comment-page-1/#comment-1150 Sat, 01 May 2004 12:58:28 +0000 #comment-1150 Even worse, there’s a:

Em space!
M dash!

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