Comment by nephanth

> In French the em-dash is almost inexistant; we use parenthesis instead usually.

French uses em-dashes ("tiret cadratin") or en-dashes ("tiret semi-cadratin") for dialogue. Like so:

– bonjour, dit-elle, comment allez vous?

– bonsoir, repondit-on. Ça va ça vient, et vous?

– bien