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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Criminal Sentence 361: Experiencing Em Dash Symptoms


You can't just stick an em dash in when you want to pause. That's what commas are for. Em dashes indicate an aside or long break. If you want more information--search for em dash on this blog (that was an incorrect em dash just now).

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