why is it that “one has to select it [an en dash] as a special character, whereas the em dash can be conjured with two hyphens“
why can’t en dash be -- and em dash be ---
cw: quote from misogynistic satire(? uh, by that i mean saying misogynistic things in a way that makes fun of so-called alpha males, i don’t know of a better way to phrase it)
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As an exercise in somethingsimilartoconnotation, provide three slide whistle sound effects and three distinct contexts where only one of the three sound effects fits in each context.
today very well could be the first time i’ve seen a sign for a mens’ room that said “gentlemen“ and not just “men“
same !!! /s
"i don't think people should be climbing on hospital awnings, i think that's a bad thing to do, generally. you could fall down and hurt yourself. you could cause some damage to hospital property, conceivably. i will go so far as to say that that rises to the level of mischief, bordering even on nuisance. if i had been there i think i would've delivered a stern finger-wagging and said 'tsk tsk!' quite sharply"
found this on @zagle1772’s tumblr, this is too good not to share here too
https://www.tumblr.com/zaglerelkaz/752178111947390976?source=share
absolutely crazy what a bunch of nerds can do with too much free time
on a semi-related note, i find that often, when reposting one of my such posts, people tend to put the arabic numeral in a parenthetical, instead of spelling the number out, and following it with an arabic numeral in a parenthetical
fun fact: i meant to post this as a repost to another post, but did not
fun fact: i meant to post this as a repost to another post, but did not
fun fact: i ate zero (0) grilled cheeses between the dates of may 21st and may 26th, how many grilled cheese i eat today remains to be seen
fun fact: i ate three (3) grilled cheese today