diff --git a/app/culture/page.tsx b/app/culture/page.tsx
index fc9ea6b..1836530 100644
--- a/app/culture/page.tsx
+++ b/app/culture/page.tsx
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ export default function CulturePage() {
             </h3>
             <p className="text-lg text-text-secondary leading-relaxed max-w-3xl mx-auto">
               We&apos;re still experimenting, breaking, fixing, and shipping
-              together&mdash;because that&apos;s how real products and real
+              together - because that&apos;s how real products and real
               teams grow. A diverse mix of perspectives, personalities, and
               working styles, united by a shared love for the craft.
             </p>
diff --git a/app/rubber-duck/page.tsx b/app/rubber-duck/page.tsx
index 883d1ae..cd32786 100644
--- a/app/rubber-duck/page.tsx
+++ b/app/rubber-duck/page.tsx
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ export default function RubberDuckPage() {
                 <div className="space-y-4 text-text-secondary">
                   <p>
                     The most effective engineers aren&apos;t just
-                    specialists&mdash;they&apos;re{" "}
+                    specialists - they&apos;re{" "}
                     <strong className="text-text-primary">
                       T-shaped professionals
                     </strong>{" "}
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ export default function RubberDuckPage() {
                     The{" "}
                     <strong className="text-text-primary">vertical bar</strong>{" "}
                     represents your depth: we&apos;ll help you develop mastery
-                    in your chosen specialization&mdash;the skill you&apos;ll be
+                    in your chosen specialization - the skill you&apos;ll be
                     known for.
                   </p>
                 </div>