My organic chemistry professor spent a solid 30 minutes explaining the difference between an em dash and an en dash so we could use them correctly in our lab reports. Then ended his little lecture with saying “They’re in the special character menu of your word processor. Unless you’re on Mac, then I suggest googling them.”
I don’t think any of us used either dash, but I’m just sad no one called him on his BS lol
My organic chemistry professor spent a solid 30 minutes explaining the difference between an em dash and an en dash so we could use them correctly in our lab reports. Then ended his little lecture with saying “They’re in the special character menu of your word processor. Unless you’re on Mac, then I suggest googling them.”
I don’t think any of us used either dash, but I’m just sad no one called him on his BS lol
On a Mac, you can do opt+hyphen or shift+opt+hyphen, for en dash or em dash respectively.