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The Something Awful Forums > Main > General Bullshit > The hyphen is really good
 
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Devils Affricate
Jan 22, 2010
 Hyphens join words together, OP. What you're talking about is the double dash, or the em dash. It's properly used without spaces on either side.

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Devils Affricate
Jan 22, 2010
 Uhhh pretty sure it stands for elon musk

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Devils Affricate
Jan 22, 2010

The Walrus posted:

No and no it isnt.

Also agreed you canot use semicolons at all ever. Or say whom, even if you perfectly know how to use both.

Very well, you drive a hard bargain.

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Devils Affricate
Jan 22, 2010
 The official term is the "squiggle" and it's used to indicate a menacing sing-song tone of voice, e.g. "guess what~" before delivering a sucker punch, or "I'm home~" before murdering your wife

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The Something Awful Forums > Main > General Bullshit > The hyphen is really good