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Changeling Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Confusing writing
Hi everybody,
I’ve just bumped into something really confusing. An author is writing about the cost of a special edition motorcycle, stating “will cost £8799 - £1000”. I’m just wondering why. Why not “£1000- £8799”? And why such a gap? Does it mean that one bike from the special edition will cost £1000 over the standard version and another from exactly the same special edition will ring up £ 8799 more.
Below is fuller context and the link:
The bike will make it’s UK debut at the Carole Nash MCN Scottish motorcycle show this weekend at the Royal Highland Showground.
The special edition is limited to just 25 models and comes with a Yoshimura exhaust, top yoke plaque and a certificate and will cost £8799 - £1000 over the standard bike.
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/New-bikes/2010/March/mar1510-suzuki-release-special-edition-gsx-r600/
I’ve just bumped into something really confusing. An author is writing about the cost of a special edition motorcycle, stating “will cost £8799 - £1000”. I’m just wondering why. Why not “£1000- £8799”? And why such a gap? Does it mean that one bike from the special edition will cost £1000 over the standard version and another from exactly the same special edition will ring up £ 8799 more.
Below is fuller context and the link:
The bike will make it’s UK debut at the Carole Nash MCN Scottish motorcycle show this weekend at the Royal Highland Showground.
The special edition is limited to just 25 models and comes with a Yoshimura exhaust, top yoke plaque and a certificate and will cost £8799 - £1000 over the standard bike.
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/New-bikes/2010/March/mar1510-suzuki-release-special-edition-gsx-r600/
Top answer
It is not a hyphen (or an n-dash); it is an m-dash. will cost £8799, which is £1000 over the standard bike.
- It is not a hyphen (or an n-dash); it is an m-dash.
- will cost £8799, which is £1000 over the standard bike.
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It is not a hyphen (or an n-dash); it is an m-dash. It means:
...will cost £8799, which is £1000 over the standard bike.
...will cost £8799, which is £1000 over the standard bike.
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