Comment on Anon likes a thing

Boxscape@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• vithigar@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Same. I learned this was a thing just the other day.

  I don’t use them often but do find them nicer for parenthetical remarks sometimes.

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  • mad_lentil@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Me too—sometimes

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• Daedskin@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’ve never been called out as AI for using them; but if I ever am, I have the strategy of knowing the alt code for them (0151). I even know the shortcut in word to insert one — pressing alt-X with your cursor at the end of “2014”. I also have a vscode macro set up that is just an emdash, just in case I’m in a situation where there’s not a way I know to insert one.

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  • Mac@mander.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Alt-codes are for nerds

    • 60% lyfe

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    • Pazuzu@midwest.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Image

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      • Mac@mander.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        lmao beautiful

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    • rooroo@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Two hyphens are an en-dash. Try 3 for em. Filthy casuals!

      (Obvious /s but yea don’t mean to insult.)

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      • RavingGrob@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compose_key

        I set my caps lock key to the Compose Key (ck), and it changed the game for me:

        • — is ck then "—"
        • é is ck then “e” followed by '
        • ° is ck then double "o"
        • ½ is ck then “1” followed by “2”

        I’m sure there’s many more combinations, but honestly, I never intentionally used CAPS LOCK for anything.

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    • glitchdx@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Hard disagree. My text is my text and I want it how I typed it. I hate how I constantly have to disable auto bullshit on every device and in every program and half the time these days there isn’t even a setting for that anymore.

      If I type two hyphens, it’s because I wanted two hyphens.

      Similarly, emoticons being converted to emojis without my consent also annoys me.

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      • Mac@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Same except i have never wanted two hyphens in my life.

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• mad_lentil@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I just got into them and I’ll be damned if I’ll let some toaster ruin a perfectly beautiful bit of punctuation

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