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Originally Posted by NightGeometry
The version of Pride and Prejudice I read used the ____ convention in a number of places, from memory especially when referring to military units.
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Originally Posted by Seraphine
To add another example to the throng, my edition of Les Misérables uses ______.
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Interesting. I've read both, but have neither to hand in print, so I can't check to see if my memory is defective or not. My ebook edition of Le Miserable (Vintage Books, London; translation by Julie Rose) has no underscores as far as I can see, though I've not checked every single page. Pride and Prejudice, in the guise of HarryT's most excellent edition, also seems to have none after a quick check of 50 or so pages.
It seems strange (and wrong) to me that they should have been removed in translations or re-prints if they where there in the original, but maybe that's nevertheless the case? The alternative is that my memory has finally gone to pot completely, which is an even less pleasing proposition....