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    Posted: July 15 2011 at 16:11
When I write my reviews, I often use a dash to break up my ideas mid-sentence, as many writers do. However, Word always converts these dashes into "em dashes" (–) which are a wee bit longer than your average dash (-). When I publish my reviews on PA, these dashes always come out as question marks which can seem rather odd and misplaced (obviously) when read. So, I have to go through my reviews and get rid of the em dashes and change them normal dashes.

So, would it be at all possible to add the em dash to the site's syntax so it recognizes the character when reviews are published? 
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Points: 4006 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2011 at 16:24
Have you seen this thread Andy?
 
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I have not, thanks. When I see Word autocomplete I just backtrack now, but I thought it might be convenient for reviewers. 

I feel like it would be a rather simple fix, but I also feel it may not happen LOL
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Points: 6088 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 25 2011 at 01:54
Originally posted by Andyman1125 Andyman1125 wrote:

I have not, thanks. When I see Word autocomplete I just backtrack now, but I thought it might be convenient for reviewers. 

I feel like it would be a rather simple fix, but I also feel it may not happen LOL


Yeah, it's not going to happen. Ermm
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