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Re:Punctuation Matters: How to use the en dash, em dash and ... by zelphirkalt on Sunday March 12, 2023 @07:59AM (#35119100)
I think that is not really true? There is the "Gedankenstrich" and one can see it in texts. Or do you mean, that it is so rare, that German language almost does not use it? I think that depends on the writer.
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Re:Punctuation Matters: How to use the en dash, em dash and ... by greenicon on Sunday March 12, 2023 @01:14PM (#35122891)
Yes, and the Gedankenstrich is usually set as en-dash with spaces around, only rarely as em-dash. See https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halbgeviertstrich#Gedankenstri...
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