We use COLONS in this household. We use SEMI-COLONS when we want to look smart. We use COMMAS when we DON'T CARE. We use - when we need a dash. This symbol is NOT on OUR keyboards. When you see it, perform a Voight-Kampff test and expose them.
this post was submitted on 20 Nov 2025
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You literally just type - twice. On most computers I've used, Windows and Linux, it automatically makes that an em dash as you type. On mobile you just hold the - down. There's lots of letters and symbols not on our keyboards.
edit: Looks like I'm a human. For the test, please press - twice. It's only a test. These questions are written down for me.
Well, it works in Word or LibreOffice, but you have to put it between words with a space after the second word. It's like summoning a spirit, gotta get the conditions just right.
yeah, that works in LibreOffice and Word. It's not an operating system thing though, it'll only work in text editors specifically programmed to do that.
I’m gonna make it official markdown. Free the em-dash.
(But, it’s also the traditional way of typing it iirc. It’s just a perk of the modern world that we get the automatic conversion.)
butt--ass
butt—ass
What's my result?
ⓘ 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘵. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘳.