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Starlevel004 ◴[27 Mar 25 22:09 UTC] No.43498765[source]▶

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.

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1. zamalek ◴[28 Mar 25 15:46 UTC] No.43506857[source]▶

>>43498765 #

This is coming from someone who can only speak English: what a stupid language. How is having 3 symbols that are discernible only by their, almost identical, length a good idea? How would one grade a paper for correct usage, especially if handwritten?

I agree with you completely.

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