… , because it feels like sentiment clarification must be included and tone tags and emoji can’t cover all possible ways a reader might find to still misinterpret a statement. (or the statement carries a hidden meaning that I never realize existed, or I have made a fool of myself for accidentally quoting something someone has said in a completely unrelated situation and somehow I still think providing more context would fix that)
Best to use both for the ultimate experience - if you can handle it (or use a comma instead)
That’s a hyphen (-), not a dash – which I just learnt to type.
alt+0150 (number typed on the numeric keypad)
For me (on Linux) it’s
RAlt
+-
.I tend to use it when a comma is already in use in that same sentence – or if I’m trying to be fancy.