A bad usage can spread by tradition and imitation, even among people who should and do know better. The following alphabetized entries reflect the editorial preferences of the Reporter of Decisions in preparing the Arkansas Reports and Arkansas Appellate Reports for publication.
Many printers close up the spaces surrounding em dashes.
Confusing these soundalikes can lead to all sorts of embarrassment. We entered the wood, and wended homeward. Do not insert an ellipsis after the final punctuation that concludes the final quoted sentence. Show the omission of one or more entire paragraphs by skipping a line and centering four periods on a new line. The trial court found that the lease had expired.