why do bankers over use dashes in emails

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Intern in IB-M&A:

they're used incorrectly almost 90% of the time.

Say that to their face.

have an example?

No idea--could you provide an example?

Do you mean:

Name - I said this in the email.

Real question is: which one is more prestigious - single dash or double dash?

Target Sophomore – Thanks for the note, happy to chat about my time at BB. Let's connect next week – shoot me some times when you can hop on the phone.

Best, 1st-Year Analyst

What about when they use exclamation marks?

Wait liberal arts background here. Isn't it generally agreed upon that the em dash is generally known to NOT have a particular correct usage? As long as it sets off an unessential modifier and the rest of the sentence is able to standalone, the em dash is considered fine.

But I agree. The em dash is vastly overused.

Dawg - gotta utilize those dashes - easier than using proper grammar. Not even being sarcastic.

Finance major here - I like them in networking emails instead of using periods so I feel better about having less sentences.

If I use a period every time then bankers will see 6-7 sentences instead of 3-4 lol.

Double dash is way better

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Let's ask Patrick Curtis.

I've actually never seen the double dash - but I do use the single often

big dash guy here

edit: the dashing doesn't stop in PE dawgs

When there's a grammatical error in your post about grammatical errors.

But really - I use a dash when I have no idea what kind of punctuation to use. Double dash is way too aggressive

This is still a lot less annoying than boomers who incorrectly overuse ellipsis/trailing dots. When I first started working, I got an email from my director that looked like this:

"Hey {insert first name} ...

Thx... Great work on this ... let's circle together on this tomorrow morning..."

I thought he was being passive aggressive and hated the work I did and hated my guts because of all the ellipsis. Slowly realized the dude had no idea how to use punctuation

not sure— I enjoy using dashes to break up text to have it read in a similar cadence to how I’d speak. Dash carries a different meaning than comma though. you don’t use a dash without two separate ideas. I’ve used this for years in personal conversations before finance though

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Dashes=Chad move Commas=virgin move

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We don't over use dashes - that's preposterous.

Because most bankers don’t know basic grammar or are too lazy to use it. “Pls fix thx”

It's easier to break up thoughts and points with dashes rather than have to structure it into sentences. Makes it less formal.

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No clue—