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Add Cursor rule: prefer ASCII-centric prose #1923

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description: Prefer ASCII-centric characters in all written output
alwaysApply: true
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# Prefer ASCII-centric characters

In all written output (chat replies, GitHub comments, commit messages, docs, PR bodies, and similar prose):

- Prefer `->` instead of arrow glyphs (no `→`, `⇒`, `←`, etc.)
- Prefer `...` instead of single-character ellipses (no `…`)
- Prefer straight single and double quotes (`'` and `"`) instead of curly/smart quotes
- Prefer `-` instead of long dashes (no `–`, `—`)
- No emoji or similar decorative characters/glyphs

Use plain ASCII unless a non-ASCII character is required for correctness (e.g. a code identifier, file path, or user-facing string that already contains it).