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Originally Posted by Frownland
Em-dashes consist of two hyphens.
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I've always used three. It may not be correct, but I'm in too deep to change now. What? You want me to learn a whole new way of writing hyphens and dashes? I can't do it. Maybe in your world I could, with your two-up two-down, button-down plastic fantastic lifestyle and your wild parties every night! Maybe if I didn't see this damn war every time I close my eyes at night. But not now. Too many good punctuation marks have died so that I can stand here, proudly unapologetic, and say loudly and defiantly: "I use three dashes to break up sentences! Yeah, that's right! I'm a rebel, and you'll never break my spirit!"
(Breaking news: reports indicate that Trollheart's spirit has been broken...)