Heh, I kinda don't like these typing replacements (also, "smart" quotes). If I type `--` it's because I want `--` (or even `-------` but some software† insists

Heh, I kinda don't like these typing replacements (also, "smart" quotes). If I type `--` it's because I want `--` (or even `-------` but some software† insists on changing that to a sequence of en-dash), especially I can type them easily on macOS: - minus key: minus char - - Option+minus: en dash – - Option+Shift+minus: em dash — Similarly, opening and closing single and double quotes are on bracket keys. † yes there are OS-level settings for that (at least on macOS) but other software do it in addition to the SO, and you can't disable it plus it plays badly with undo.