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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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