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Do not use spaces around en dash in any of the compounds above. | Do not use spaces around en dash in any of the compounds above. | ||
==== Instead of a hyphen, when applying a prefix to a compound that includes a space ==== | |||
* {{xt|ex–prime minister Thatcher}}; {{xt|pre–World War II aircraft}} | * {{xt|ex–prime minister Thatcher}}; {{xt|pre–World War II aircraft}} | ||
Use this punctuation when there are compelling grounds for retaining the construction. For example, from a speech that is simply transcribed and cannot be re-worded; or in a heading where it has been judged most natural as a common name. Otherwise recasting is better. | Use this punctuation when there are compelling grounds for retaining the construction. For example, from a speech that is simply transcribed and cannot be re-worded; or in a heading where it has been judged most natural as a common name. Otherwise recasting is better. | ||
* Keep: [[Post–September 11 anti-war movement]]; [[Trans–New Guinea languages]] (existing Wikipedia articles) | * Keep: [[Wikipedia:Post-September 11 anti-war movement|Post–September 11 anti-war movement]]; [[Wikipedia:Trans-New Guinea languages|Trans–New Guinea languages]] (existing Wikipedia articles) | ||
* Best to recast the examples shown above: {{xt|former prime minister Thatcher}}; {{xt|aircraft [from] before World War II}} | * Best to recast the examples shown above: {{xt|former prime minister Thatcher}}; {{xt|aircraft [from] before World War II}} | ||