Re: Sentence-end punctuation: French

[Jean-Marc Chaton]

* Michael Piotrowski [Fri, 21/09/2001 at 16:21 +0200]
> Jean-Marc Chaton <address@hidden> writes:
> Great, thanks!  These are rules you can really use.  Only two
> questions:
> 
> > espace insécable : espace normale
> 
> So there is a full space before ":"?
positive


> 
> > espace normale ---  espace normale (tiret)
> 
> In Lout terms, is the dash really "---", not "--"?
> 

It's a dash (tiret), in French the 'tiret' can be :

- Used alone (middle sized):
 - shows the items of an enumeration,
 - shows the interlocutor change in a dialog.
- Used in pairs (large size):
  - bracing one or several words with the same meaning as a parenthesis.
    
The above rule is obviously for the second use. I'm sorry I'm however not
sure about the way to _produce_ these dashes in Lout, granted my everyday
use, but it's not not the point, is it ?


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