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minus-square@dance_ninjalinkEnglish18•1 day agoMeanwhile in English, the semicolon is dead – long live the dash.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•4 hours agoThe dash implies a sidenote, an additional relevant thought, while a semicolon denotes a break in the sentence that joins together 2 full sentences that are ostensibly thematically related. They aren’t interchangeable.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 hours agoI think they meant in common usage; that’s the impression I get - just sayin’.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish19•22 hours agoI regularly use the semicolon; it makes me happy.
minus-square@dance_ninjalinkEnglish5•21 hours agoAs long as you’re communicating your ideas clearly, to each their own!
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•18 hours agoSkibidi toilet my Ohio, skibidi toilet
minus-squareCethinlinkfedilinkEnglish4•16 hours agoAs long as it’s an em dash (—) and not a hyphen (-) I’m OK with it. A double hyphen is acceptable but not ideal.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•1 day ago the semicolon is dead – long live the dash. I see what you did there. But a colon would be best, right ?
minus-square@dance_ninjalinkEnglish2•21 hours agoTrue – the colon still has its utility, but the dash is multifunctional (perhaps less formal).
Meanwhile in English, the semicolon is dead – long live the dash.
The dash implies a sidenote, an additional relevant thought, while a semicolon denotes a break in the sentence that joins together 2 full sentences that are ostensibly thematically related. They aren’t interchangeable.
I think they meant in common usage; that’s the impression I get - just sayin’.
I regularly use the semicolon; it makes me happy.
Can relate ;)
As long as you’re communicating your ideas clearly, to each their own!
Skibidi toilet my Ohio, skibidi toilet
As long as it’s an em dash (—) and not a hyphen (-) I’m OK with it. A double hyphen is acceptable but not ideal.
I see what you did there. But a colon would be best, right ?
True – the colon still has its utility, but the dash is multifunctional (perhaps less formal).