: Re: Em dash: space or no space between words On the use of em dashes. Is it better to omit the spaces between the words and the dash, or is it preferable to separate them with spaces instead?

@Nimeshi163

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No spaces is the best usage of the mutton.

1.The dog ran outside—and promptly shat in the yard.

vs.

2.The dog ran outside -- and promptly shat in the yard.

vs.

3.The dog ran outside — and promptly shat in the yard.

All are correct.

The -- was for "back in tha day" when computers could not
render — properly. We have modern browsers and JavaScript
so editors need to chill. Using — is ok.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dash

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