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account42 52 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: AI;DR (AI; Didn't Read)

Perhaps I am biased because I find the use of em-dashes without spaces (as is common in English typesetting) to be inherently ugly so I'm not too unhappy to see their use discouraged.

Exolon 52 days ago [–]

Same here. I was always more of an en-dash enjoyer, and used that back in academia since it's just a double-dash in Latex.

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