em dash and semicolons
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em dash and semicolons
First topic message reminder :
I read this statement on another writing site today.
So I constructed this sentence - Semicolons and em dashes are oft used correctly by most writers; some do not, but correct usage can be learned--if one cares to anyway.
And I got this response back.
Can anyone shed some light on this for me?
I read this statement on another writing site today.
This made me scratch my head a bit because I couldn't find any precedence for such a statement. (Also, this was written by someone who is very knowledgeable about such matters.)you should not use both a semicolon and an em dash in the same sentence!
So I constructed this sentence - Semicolons and em dashes are oft used correctly by most writers; some do not, but correct usage can be learned
And I got this response back.
Can anyone explain to me why the above sentence is incorrect? Because the response I got when I pushed this further (asking for sources) was, "If it's not a rule, it should be." And more above how semicolons are overused.Any such sentence is guaranteed to stagger like a drunk in an earthquake.
Can anyone shed some light on this for me?
Re: em dash and semicolons
chuckS wrote:
I just apply them as and when I think they work best.
Translation: I never want to get published. LOL
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