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Em dashes and emojis

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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 46 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I actually like using em dashes because it's the correct thing to do. Also the Oxford comma, correct use of semi colon, and listing things in threes.

[–] Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 days ago

And the correct use of: the colon!

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 days ago (2 children)

If it's not on the keyboard, it must not be that important to use.

[–] wdx@feddit.org 6 points 3 days ago

AltGr Shift Dash: Bonjour*

*: Assuming ur running on Penguins.

[–] notarobot@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

It is on the mobile one

- dash
— em,
[–] RandomVideos@programming.dev 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The mobile keyboard has many obscure keys that no one uses♦→★ | dont th¡nk it should count

[–] derpgon@programming.dev 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

It was not on mine - lol and behold, I got all three. All I had to do was hold on the dash.

Ain't nobody got time for that.

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 days ago

lol and behold

I enjoy that as an expression. 🙃

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

Hey, mine too, TIL! Yeah, I'm not ever gonna bother with that since I don't write formal papers on my phone.

[–] pfr@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 days ago

Correction:

  • hyphen – En dash — Em dash
[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world -1 points 3 days ago

Okay, but why would it be more correct than a different dash? Do you not believe in the evolution of language, you want everyone to revert back to 1960s English?