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schipelblorp sh.itjust.works schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2026-05-16
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I use two dashes to represent an em-dash; it should be treated as an unbreakable unit.

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Azura The Spellkissed lemmy.blahaj.zone AzuraTheSpellkissed@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2026-03-30
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My opinion: That sounds very user specific. You could use an em-dash as em-dash, if you're using a virtual keyboard that offers this.

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schipelblorp sh.itjust.works schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2026-05-16
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You could run a search for it vs the em-dash and see how common it is.

Edit: Using an actual em-dash would probably trigger slightly more accusations of AI use.

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CerebralHawks lemmy.dbzer0.com cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-08-18
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My opinion: That sounds very user specific. You could use an em-dash as em-dash, if you're using a virtual keyboard that offers this.

This. Android or iOS, doesn’t matter, long press dash.

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