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A comment on How to Use Em Dashes (–), En Dashes (–), and Hyphens (-). Parent comment

Re:How to Use Em Dashes (–), En Dashes (–), and Hyphens (-) by bluebarbet on Thursday March 27, 2025 @06:51PM (#43499143)
This is US vs British English. You will struggle to find an em dash in any British publication.
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Re:How to Use Em Dashes (–), En Dashes (–), and Hyphens (-) by Freak_NL on Thursday March 27, 2025 @07:03PM (#43499254)
My comment was about spaces specifically. The Guardian and the BBC use en-dashes instead of em-dashes, but both do so with spaces.
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