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Re:New accounts on HN 10x more likely to use EM-dashes by MagicMoonlight on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @11:44AM (#47154010)
That’s a big dash
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Re:New accounts on HN 10x more likely to use EM-dashes by mardifoufs on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @01:19PM (#47155442)
For you. But is it the biggest dash? And what is its intended purpose? I've never seen one that big before.
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Re:New accounts on HN 10x more likely to use EM-dashes by bombcar on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @02:11PM (#47156290)
⸻ the three em dash

apparently used like ellipses … to indicate part of a quote was removed.

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Re:New accounts on HN 10x more likely to use EM-dashes by shmeeed on Thursday February 26, 2026 @08:17AM (#47165661)
That's what she said
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