The Natural History Museum has followed Expedia’s bad example in their use of the dash to indicate date ranges. Remember, kids: en dash for ranges, unless the latter date is not yet fixed (e.g. for living people), in which case use an em dash.
The Natural History Museum has followed Expedia’s bad example in their use of the dash to indicate date ranges. Remember, kids: en dash for ranges, unless the latter date is not yet fixed (e.g. for living people), in which case use an em dash.
It’s a good job that, as of tomorrow, we’ll have a man on the inside…
Posted by Simon, 10 March, 2010, 11:08pm
Oi! ‘Man’ indeed. Apparently the sign makers have not been reading the style guide.
Posted by Kate, 19 March, 2010, 3:16pm