[aspect0545]

In German en dashes are more common than em dashes. I’ve been using them regularly for at least 20 years, both in German and English texts. I never liked it when people just threw in ordinary hyphen instead of an en dash, but few people note the difference.

[JimDabell]

Yes, this is regional – British usage tends to be an en dash surrounded by spaces, where American usage tends to be an em dash with no spaces.

[lostlogin]

All this has me thinking. Is the em-dash like an accent for machines?

[JimDabell]

I’m not sure about accent, but I have described their intense overuse of certain things as a verbal tic before.