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Re:Penti Chorded Keyboard by dsr_ on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @07:47PM (#17562974)
Dashes are customarily used for ranges. 500-600 wpm; 35-75 Kph; 2-3 grams. While a / can be used for words "and/or", using it with numbers leads to confusion with fractions: 2/3.
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Re:Penti Chorded Keyboard by JadeNB on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @08:12PM (#17563097)
> While a / can be used for words "and/or", using it with numbers leads to confusion with fractions: 2/3.

As Y_Y already indicated:

> I realise 500/600 looks like 5/6 ….

If we're going to fuss about typography, these things:

> 500-600 wpm; 35-75 Kph; 2-3 grams.

are hyphens, and you want an en-dash: 500–600 wpm instead of 500-600 wpm.

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