QuantumEraser@fedia.io to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 7 days agothis is the start of everything falling apart, i can feel itmedia.fedia.ioimagemessage-square288linkfedilinkarrow-up1849arrow-down138
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minus-squareHCSOThrowawaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·7 days agoI’ve just been using en dashes this entire time, was once accused of being a bot because I used them, and as a result I found out that I was using dashes improperly — and should instead use em dashes.
minus-squareChickenLadyLovesLifelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 days agoI think putting spaces before and after the em dash is incorrect, but I’m not sure. I do it because I think it just looks better visually.
minus-squarebold_omi@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 days agoI also think it’s incorrect—I don’t do it.
I’ve just been using en dashes this entire time, was once accused of being a bot because I used them, and as a result I found out that I was using dashes improperly — and should instead use em dashes.
I think putting spaces before and after the em dash is incorrect, but I’m not sure. I do it because I think it just looks better visually.
I also think it’s incorrect—I don’t do it.