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		Pxtl on Nov 27, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The melancholy decline of the semicolon Twitter has rescued the semicolon for me as a way to save a character since an em-dash requires an extra space.

Wowfunhappy on Nov 27, 2021 | [–]

While some publications do add space on either side of an em-dash—including, apparently, the submitted website—I was always taught not to. It certainly isn't required.

davidmurdoch on Nov 27, 2021 | [–]

You shouldn't do that with an em-dash.

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