Comment by mNovak

My opinion on this matter is entirely driven by the fact that I got used to easy '--' and '---' en/em dashes in LaTex. So now when I use Word, I added autocorrection triggers for '--' and '_-' to the same effect.

But, it makes this whole em dash-filled thread very confusing to read as everyone (from my viewpoint) is using en dashes (--) where em dashes belong!