Re:New accounts on HN 10x more likely to use EM-dashes
by moebrowne on Thursday February 26, 2026 @10:05AM
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For anyone wondering what this is actually used for:
> ...primarily used in scholarly and literary contexts to indicate a significant omission within a quoted passage, typically representing a full line, paragraph, or even multiple sentences of text
> ...primarily used in scholarly and literary contexts to indicate a significant omission within a quoted passage, typically representing a full line, paragraph, or even multiple sentences of text
https://graphemica.com/%E2%B8%BB