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anildash.com • 10 days ago

All Dashes Are Good

Reposted from Erin McKean

Defend the em-dash

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citizen2.bsky.social•10 days ago

Of all things currently happening in the world, take a moment to support the em-dash!

crackermack.bsky.social•10 days ago

ADAG

rwxrwxrwx.bsky.social•10 days ago

Except for dine & dash?

donohoe.dev•10 days ago

I’m just blocking that person and moving on. That quote “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience” comes to mind

dwisk.us•9 days ago

I don’t want to tell you how to live your life but you need to have a daughter named Emily immediately

omaryak.net•10 days ago

Half the time I use an em dash these days it’s to emphasize a point that might be missed while people are scanning —like this one: shorter attention spans mean …

More line breaks,
more punctuation —and more oomph in writing!

md-sullivan.bsky.social•10 days ago

True dat—but then ...

jephalopod.bsky.social•10 days ago

Are you seriously going to All Lives Matter this very important punctuation-related crisis

anildash.com•10 days ago

*hurriedly drafts an Apple Notes apology*

jephalopod.bsky.social•10 days ago

Do better

lol

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