2026-10-26 06:19 UTC
when using a monotype font, should n and m dashes look the same even?
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@14th_cylon@lemmy.zip 2026-10-26 06:21
The graphical representation does not matter they are still different character
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@blackshirt@lemmy.world 2026-10-26 08:46
grep doesn’t care about font.s
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@communism@lemmy.ml 2026-10-26 12:38
They do, but I still use the correct dash in code comments. It’s easy to type with a compose key. I don’t know; I’ve just always done it. I think maybe because English is not my first language so I spent a while learning all the grammatical rules; it feels wrong to deliberately break them to indicate an informal tone, the way a lot of people do online.