RE: A Proper Em Dash
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I always called it a hyphen.
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Most people probably do 😃 I think I called it "a long hyphen" before I got more into typography and learned its real name and function.
Interesting!
There are several similar but distinct marks: hyphen, dash, en-dash, and em-dash. The last two are so named because they are about the lengths of the letters 'n' and 'm,' respectively. Most word processors nowadays use the same key for each, and automatically correct the length contextually.
Interesting. I didn't know that. I think I know what you are talking about the autocorrect feature.