How to Use Em Dashes (–), En Dashes (–), and Hyphens (-)

Re:How to Use Em Dashes (–), En Dashes (–), and Hyphens (-) by fernandotakai on Thursday March 27, 2025 @06:34PM (#43499001)

uh, really?

i really like using em dashes -- for some reason, it feels "better" in my head than using something like a comma or a semi-colon.

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Re:How to Use Em Dashes (–), En Dashes (–), and Hyphens (-) by RandallBrown on Friday March 28, 2025 @02:43AM (#43502263)

Then why didn't you use an em dash?

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Re:How to Use Em Dashes (–), En Dashes (–), and Hyphens (-) by fernandotakai on Friday March 28, 2025 @06:04AM (#43503477)

you can use double dashes to symbolize an em-dash (i prefer to using an actual em-dash, which is option+shift+- in macos).

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