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

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650 points Stratoscope | 1 comments | 27 Mar 25 20:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.207s | source
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TomasEkeli ◴[27 Mar 25 23:11 UTC] No.43499317[source]▶
I'm just gonna say it: this does not matter. Just use whatever you want. If you're afraid that someone is going to think less of you for it: the people who matter won't.
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efilife ◴[27 Mar 25 23:41 UTC] No.43499566[source]▶
For those who downvoted this - how does a millimeter of difference in the length of a line matter?
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scottyeager ◴[28 Mar 25 02:43 UTC] No.43500917[source]▶
Well-meaning can vary if you don't put spaces around your dashes, and a well—meaning writer wants to ease the job of the reader.

ıt might simpıy not matter though, a miııimeter here and there, ı suppose.

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1. rkosk ◴[28 Mar 25 08:31 UTC] No.43502903[source]▶
The difference in dash length really doesn't matter and your example is not the same at all, but it probably made you feel really smart.