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Victo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Dash Spaces
Which is preferred with dashes -- spaces or no spaces? 1, 2, or 3 below? Thanks again, guys and gals. Do you like the two-hyphen (side by side) method?
Smith offered a plan - it was unprecedented - to raise revenues.
Smith offered a plan -- it was unprecedented -- to raise revenues.
Smith offered a plan -it was unprecedented -to raise revenues.
Smith offered a plan - it was unprecedented - to raise revenues.
Smith offered a plan -- it was unprecedented -- to raise revenues.
Smith offered a plan -it was unprecedented -to raise revenues.
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From some reliable source: A double hyphenation (--) represents the m-dash . ) Tom .
- From some reliable source: A double hyphenation (--) represents the m-dash .
- ) Tom .
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From some reliable source:
A double hyphenation (--) represents the m-dash.
A hyphen separates word parts (pre-Raphaelite)
An n-dash separates number spreads, etc (Open 9 - 5), and
an m-dash indicates a break in the sentence structure (I say-- is this my hat?)
Tom
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A double hyphenation (--) represents the m-dash.
A hyphen separates word parts (pre-Raphaelite)
An n-dash separates number spreads, etc (Open 9 - 5), and
an m-dash indicates a break in the sentence structure (I say-- is this my hat?)
Tom
.
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