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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).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dash#Approximating_the_em_dash...

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