Thread: Does kindle still do weird things with em dashes?
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Old 06-08-2015, 08:34 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
That's due to the fact that the Kindle doesn't break a line at an em-dash.
ACK.

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Originally Posted by Barty View Post
it still does not explain that gap. This particular book uses ragged margin; the sentence should align left.
Given above, isn't the gap explained by not enough space to fit "wasn't" after "this"

EDIT: Ah, I see your point now that you explain it below.
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