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Em dashes and emojis

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[–] Lembot_0004@discuss.online 56 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Many input mechanisms automatically substitute two hyphens with "–".

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 33 points 3 days ago (9 children)

Including this very platform.

Lemmy will automatically render a double dash -- as an en dash, and a triple dash


as an em dash.

I usually just type alt + 0151, though, because I'm a nerd.

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[–] ftbd@feddit.org 38 points 3 days ago (18 children)
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[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Hasn't word done this simce about offoce 2007? the autoformat as you type feature, specifically...

I only know this because I fucking hate it and have been religiously turning it off

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[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (7 children)

Breakup via text is a blocked for life. Cowards don’t deserve your time

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[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Bullet successfully Dodged, Anon.

[–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Wrong scene. This is almost literally in the blade runner sequel.

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[–] sleightmines 25 points 3 days ago (4 children)

My keyboard has them - – — git gud

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[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Isn't "It's not you, it's me" the ultimate example of parallel sentence structure? Lol

But let's be real, it's more like...

💔 Here's three reasons reasons we're breaking up:

  • Our personalities don't match-- according to (made up citation) people with you type are toxic.
  • Your idiology doesn't match mine-- you don't believe in White South African genocide.
  • We aren't compatible-- our personalities aren't complimentary.

And so on. Lol

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[–] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

Em dash will sour your milk and lose your car keys. It will cause your socks to become odd pairs and fart in the lift when your crush alights. Em dash is responsible for the failure of the mars climate orbiter but ran a successful misinformation campaign against SI units.

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[–] Penny7@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

I use em AND en dashes...

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