AUTHOR: Schnozz DATE: 11/21/2005 10:10:00 PM ----- BODY:

If I wanted an en dash, I WOULD HAVE EFFING ASKED FOR ONE. I know where the en dashes are, you know. It's not some big secret. They're sitting right there under Insert > Special Characters. Did I click on Insert? OR Special Characters? No. I did not. I'm a grown woman. I know what I want. When I type a hyphen, IT'S BECAUSE I WANT A HYPHEN. Are you aware that the en dash is one of the most rarely used dashes? Seriously. We're talking date ranges, page ranges, and ... what? .005 percent of all compound adjectives? Why are you so hung up on it? What are the en-dash people PAYING you? You say you'll be different. You promise to change. I explain my preferences to you, we shake on it, and I think we've got it all straightened out, and then a week later I'm making numbered lists against my will and there are en dashes all over the goddam place. WHY, Microsoft? WHY? P.S. No, I wasn't trying to make a bulleted list. For God's sake.

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