06-07-2017, 04:52 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2017
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Word 2016 and the Terminal Em Dash in Quoted Dialog
Word 2016 sometimes flags my text as incorrect if I terminate dialog with an em dash AND do not insert a space betrween it and the end quote. Office wants a space in there.
Example:“I couldn’t possibly let you—”
“Let me? Let me!” His outrage jerked him to his feet. “Since when do I require your permission?”
Every US English grammar guide I've read agrees that a space is unnecessary between a terminal em dash, and the quote mark.
I've flagged this bug for Microsoft, but it hasn't been corrected. I don't want to disable Office from checking for missing spaces, where appropiate.
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