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On the use of two-dot range notation

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Description

The two-dot range notation (e.g. 10..35) is used in [charconv.to.chars] p5. Since we don't have such a syntax, it would be more readable to use a dash "–" 😄 (e.g. 10–35).

This notation is also used in [tab:lex.charset.basic]. (The ".." notation is widely used in the Unicode Standard so it might be OK to use the notation here, though IMHO regular spaces around ".." look too wide.)

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Search the draft sources for [charconv.to.chars] paragraph 5 and [tab:lex.charset.basic]. Review how the two-dot ranges are rendered in both locations and confirm the preferred notation from the issue. Done means both occurrences use the agreed readable range notation consistently.

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