Re: lynx-dev LYNX: "&#151": em-dash?

[Philip Webb]

980903 David Combs wrote: 
> This code:  who—he's my boss—who runs
> comes out as  who-he's my boss-who runs .
> maybe we should show it as "--" or, even better, as " -- ".
 
yes, i've noticed this regularly in one newspaper (Washington Post?).
you're right, it should be ` -- ': that's correct secretarial style.

and while we're on it, Lynx should write  2  spaces after a full stop:
that's also professional secretarial practice.

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