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Comment author: torekp 16 July 2013 01:39:36AM -1 points [-]

Question 1 doesn't end with the question mark; the next two sentences explain the intention of asking "what's with the ems?" Which would otherwise be a hopelessly vague question, but becomes clear enough with the help. Charitable interpretation trumps exact punctuation as an interpretive guide.