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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread dashed and dotted lines #145412 07/25/2005 10:22 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin belligerentyouth old hand belligerentyouth old hand Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin I was wondering whether you guys define both '.....' and '-----' as dotted lines. The latter is often shown in lower case, but I'm thinking of it more in terms of layout programs rather than typography anyway. I've have also seen 'dashed' for the second, though I'm not sure if that's a US usage or not. It makes sense to me but sounds a little weird. I think 'broken line' it pretty common too. Any comments? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dashed and dotted lines #145413 07/25/2005 10:24 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Dashed works for me. We see both in charts and diagrams of all sorts. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dashed and dotted lines #145414 07/25/2005 12:16 PM Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 500 Northern Ontario, Canada Elizabeth Creith addict Elizabeth Creith addict Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 500 Northern Ontario, Canada I like "dashed", too. After all, that's what it is. Makes a difference in origami, too, between mountain and valley folds. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dashed and dotted lines #145415 07/25/2005 12:26 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont dotted and dashed are two separate border styles in css coding. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dashed and dotted lines #145416 07/25/2005 1:18 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin belligerentyouth old hand belligerentyouth old hand Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin > dotted and dashed are two separate border styles in css coding. Right. Thing is in the Springer Computing Dictionary it gives 'dotted' for, well, 'dashed' lines. This is why I guessed that 'dashed' maybe USn and UK English uses 'dotted' for both. Dictionary.com gives 'dashed' as a synonym of dotted: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=dashed Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dashed and dotted lines #145417 07/25/2005 1:26 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont ah. I'm wondering if perhaps the specificity (in usage, anyway) of the terms hasn't changed lately because of the whole "dot" thing. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dashed and dotted lines #145418 07/25/2005 2:28 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 427 Spain Marianna addict Marianna addict Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 427 Spain Living in the UK, I don't think I ever heard "dashed line". Forms would require you to "Sign on the dotted line" and while most often these were indeed composed of dots, I have occasionally seen the one that was made out of dashes and still in the "dotted line" category, though... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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