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650 points Stratoscope | 3 comments | 27 Mar 25 20:19 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

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I refuse to care about this. A single dash is all I will ever use. I see no possible reason to use the other two.

1. fernandotakai ◴[27 Mar 25 22:34 UTC] No.43499001[source]▶

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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2. RandallBrown ◴[28 Mar 25 06:43 UTC] No.43502263[source]▶

Then why didn't you use an em dash?

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3. fernandotakai ◴[28 Mar 25 10:04 UTC] No.43503477[source]▶

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

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