The em dash, and correct usage in the sentence that follows
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As I walked through the channel — I knew it was over.
Is this a correct usage of the em dash?
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As I walked through the channel — I knew it was over.
Is this a correct usage of the em dash?
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No. IMO, that sentence requires an ordinary comma.
– TrevorD
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That -- is two hyphens. This — is an em dash. There is a punctuation guide published by The Oxford Dictionaries, part of which is their Em dash guide.
– Weather Vane
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As I walked through the channel — I knew it was over.
Is this a correct usage of the em dash?
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As I walked through the channel — I knew it was over.
Is this a correct usage of the em dash?
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No. IMO, that sentence requires an ordinary comma.
– TrevorD
24 mins ago
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That -- is two hyphens. This — is an em dash. There is a punctuation guide published by The Oxford Dictionaries, part of which is their Em dash guide.
– Weather Vane
22 mins ago
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No. IMO, that sentence requires an ordinary comma.
– TrevorD
24 mins ago
1
That -- is two hyphens. This — is an em dash. There is a punctuation guide published by The Oxford Dictionaries, part of which is their Em dash guide.
– Weather Vane
22 mins ago
No. IMO, that sentence requires an ordinary comma.
– TrevorD
24 mins ago
No. IMO, that sentence requires an ordinary comma.
– TrevorD
24 mins ago
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That -- is two hyphens. This — is an em dash. There is a punctuation guide published by The Oxford Dictionaries, part of which is their Em dash guide.
– Weather Vane
22 mins ago
That -- is two hyphens. This — is an em dash. There is a punctuation guide published by The Oxford Dictionaries, part of which is their Em dash guide.
– Weather Vane
22 mins ago
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No. IMO, that sentence requires an ordinary comma.
– TrevorD
24 mins ago
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That -- is two hyphens. This — is an em dash. There is a punctuation guide published by The Oxford Dictionaries, part of which is their Em dash guide.
– Weather Vane
22 mins ago