Is there a way in the Fluther editor to set off a clause with dashes without causing the clause to be struck out?

If you put a space between the – dash – and the word that comes before and after it, the text will not be struck out.

I wonder if there is anything better. I notice that the clause in question set off by dashes came out alright even though in the preview it appeared as struk out.

I think the spacing works fine. In “normal” writing I would generally leave a space before and after a dash in any case.

why not just use emphasis instead of setting it off with dashes?

It’s a limitation of the javascript preview engine. If you don’t want to be disconcerted, just surround your em dashes with spaces—you’ll see the spaces removed in both preview your actual post.

Thank you—finally—at last!