Those look like en-dashes.
Comment on Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing the economy
Powderhorn@beehaw.org 5 weeks agoI – to a certain extent – know how to use an em-dash.
(Source: Former journalist.)
anguo@piefed.ca 5 weeks ago
Powderhorn@beehaw.org 5 weeks ago
That’s a Lemmy formatting thing.
cabbage@piefed.social 5 weeks ago
Confirmed—only journalists would have the audacity to place spaces around an otherwise fine em-dash.
Powderhorn@beehaw.org 5 weeks ago
Let’s not get audio editing involved!