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Re:Punctuation Matters: How to use the en dash, em dash and ... by ilyt on Sunday March 12, 2023 @04:24PM (#35125747)
> No it isn't; double-hypens are a great alternative to an em dash and are interpreted as such by many people and some software. GP's argument is for the grammatical functionality of differentiating dashes, not the specific symbols used.

Use ;

Works just fine

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Re:Punctuation Matters: How to use the en dash, em dash and ... by dragonwriter on Sunday March 12, 2023 @04:27PM (#35125792)
> Use ;

Comma, not semicolon, is the usual alternative to em-dashes for setting off asides, semicolons set off independent clauses.

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Re:Punctuation Matters: How to use the en dash, em dash and ... by ghaff on Sunday March 12, 2023 @05:56PM (#35126807)
Semicolons are often better just replaced by periods. I sometimes use them but I've had at least one editor who refused to use them for news-oriented copy.
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Re:Punctuation Matters: How to use the en dash, em dash and ... by quietbritishjim on Sunday March 12, 2023 @06:16PM (#35127014)
Not sure if a deliberate joke but those are two independent clauses so should've used a semicolon :-) (between "asides" and "semicolons")
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