On the (very hot) topic of em dashes, do you have an opinion on surrounding spaces — like this — or no spaces—more like this—for books or other publications? I was always team spaces (and the NYTimes agrees), but my book was edited without the spaces. For my writing these days, I'm still team spaces. I feel that it breathes better!
On the (very hot) topic of em dashes, do you have an opinion on surrounding spaces — like this — or no spaces—more like this—for books or other publications? I was always team spaces (and the NYTimes agrees), but my book was edited without the spaces. For my writing these days, I'm still team spaces. I feel that it breathes better!
Most style guides state no spaces and that’s generally how I format them.