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[โ€“] MrShankles@reddthat.com 3 points 1 day ago

I use them almost like a semicolon โ€” a longer pause to break up the sentence, where a comma just wouldn't cut it. Idk how correct I am either, it's more about trying to convey my voice and how I would like the sentence to be read. I'm not a much of a grammar nazi, more like a grammar anarchist