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		mikkupikku 68 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New accounts on HN more likely to use em-dashes Do general population normies really use em-dash, or do they just reach for the dash they see clearly printed on their keyboard?

zadikian 68 days ago [–]

I think they're pressing the default dash (actually a hyphen) twice, and that autocompletes to a single em dash.

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