Ændrew RininslandApr 16, 2017

HEY KIDS! IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER EXCITING EPISODE OF **KNOW YOUR DASHES**!!!

This is a "m-dash" — it's kinda long! You use it to separate thoughts, kinda like I did just now! It's called that, because it's as wide as the "m" character!

This here is a "n-dash": "–" you use it to separate dates like "2003–14"!

"-" is a hyphen! You use it to separate compound words that come before a noun, like "state-of-the-art waterbuffalo"!

"--" is two hyphens. IF YOU USE THIS YOU ARE A COMPLETE, UTTER FOOL.

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@aendrew Fun fact I think is a fact because I think I heard it in school a few months ago: "--" is used to cut off quotes in Finnish. Eg. "Hey kids! It's time for--"

Weird how these things are language specific, even though they feel so language-independent.

Apr 16, 2017 at 7:50pmWeb