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		gerdesj 23 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 10 years of writing a blog nobody reads When you feel the need to dive in with a dash (m, n or otherwise), why not stop ... think for a while: consider going in with a colon instead?

thwarted 23 days ago | [–]

Emdashes are useful for an embedded appositive phrase, which a colon can't handle the same way.

gerdesj 23 days ago | | [–]

Quite - horses for courses. However: you should pick your weapon with some care.

keybored 21 days ago | [–]

You say why not. I say why.

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