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How to Use Em Dashes (–), En Dashes (–), and Hyphens (-)
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27 Mar 25 20:19 UTC
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graiz
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Hyphens - I'm normal, breaking up thoughts. En / Em - I'm an AI or I'm using AP style guide to write articles.
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MichaelDickens
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In that case, I guess I must be an AI—I use em-dashes all the time in casual text.
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