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@Gargron@mastodon.social @grishka@friends.grishka.me @samhenrigold@hachyderm.io linguistics is so fun. I’m still struggling to come to terms with the fact that minus is supposed to be a different length than a hyphen.
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 @puppygirlhornypost2 @Gargron @samhenrigold @grishka (Formal) German uses – a bunch but not —, but most people still use - by now since you can't type the former on most desktop keyboards here (but fancier word processors autocorrect - into – if it's surrounded by spaces). It's an interesting interaction with technology. |
@puppygirlhornypost2@transfem.social @Gargron@mastodon.social @grishka@friends.grishka.me @samhenrigold@hachyderm.io -, −, ー are completely different characters with literally no common uses
- posted by Seraphine