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Lint: dashes-and-hyphens

Uncomparables
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"Consistency and ease of editing are given priority over what some consider to be the more correct, but much more difficult to maintain, approach to punctuation."

Line 2:89 · 'more correct' is not comparable
En Dash
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"En dash ( )"

Line 19:15 · Use a hyphen-minus ('-') instead of an en-dash ('–').

"ranges of numbers or dates, without spacing e.g. 18571942, 5–10%"

Line 22:70 · Use a hyphen-minus ('-') instead of an en-dash ('–').

"ranges of numbers or dates, without spacing e.g. 1857–1942, 510%"

Line 22:78 · Use a hyphen-minus ('-') instead of an en-dash ('–').

"eponyms named after multiple authors, e.g. GuillainBarré syndrome"

Line 23:59 · Use a hyphen-minus ('-') instead of an en-dash ('–').

"a pause or instead of parentheses – in a sentence, surrounded by spaces"

Line 24:16 · Use a hyphen-minus ('-') instead of an en-dash ('–').

"a pause – or instead of parentheses in a sentence, surrounded by spaces"

Line 24:44 · Use a hyphen-minus ('-') instead of an en-dash ('–').
Em Dash
error

"Em dash ()"

Line 27:14 · Don't use em-dashes, replace them with spaces either side of a hyphen-minus

"a pauseor instead of parentheses—in a sentence, without spacing"

Line 29:19 · Don't use em-dashes, replace them with spaces either side of a hyphen-minus

"a pause—or instead of parenthesesin a sentence, without spacing"

Line 29:45 · Don't use em-dashes, replace them with spaces either side of a hyphen-minus
Emphasis
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"ranges of numbers or dates, without spacing e.g. 1857–1942, 5–10%"

Line 22:36 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em>without spacing</em>'

"a pause—or instead of parentheses—in a sentence, without spacing"

Line 29:61 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em>without spacing</em>'
Headings Valid
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Expected headings

  • H1 Terminology
  • H1 Usage
  • H1 Epidemiology
  • H2 Risk factors
  • H2 Associations
  • H1 Clinical presentation
  • H2 Complications
  • H1 Diagnosis
  • H2 Diagnostic criteria
  • H2 Diagnostic clues
  • H1 Pathology
  • H2 Aetiology
  • H2 Location
  • H2 Classification
  • H2 Macroscopic appearance
  • H2 Microscopic appearance
  • H2 Immunophenotype
  • H2 Markers
  • H2 Genetics
  • H1 Radiographic features
  • H2 Plain radiograph
  • H2 Mammography
  • H2 Antenatal ultrasound
  • H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
  • H2 Ultrasound
  • H2 CT
  • H3 Dual-energy CT
  • H2 Angiography (DSA)
  • H2 MRI
  • H2 CT/MRI
  • H2 Nuclear medicine
  • H3 PET-CT
  • H3 PET-MRI
  • H1 Radiology report
  • H1 Treatment and prognosis
  • H2 Complications
  • H1 History and etymology
  • H1 Differential diagnosis
  • H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
  • H1 Practical points
  • H1 See also

"Hyphen ( - )"

Line 4:1 · "Hyphen ( - )" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"En dash ( – )"

Line 19:1 · "En dash ( – )" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Em dash ( — )"

Line 27:1 · "Em dash ( — )" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Minus sign ( − )"

Line 31:1 · "Minus sign ( − )" is not a recognised heading for this article type.