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Victo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Hyphen Used as a Dash
I see the standard hyphen used as a dash by many writers.
Example:
We will fly to Paris in June - if I get a raise.
Smith offered a plan - it was unprecedented - to raise revenues.
Is it OK to do so?
Thanks.
Example:
We will fly to Paris in June - if I get a raise.
Smith offered a plan - it was unprecedented - to raise revenues.
Is it OK to do so?
Thanks.
Top answer
g. ASCII text) or hard to type it is tolerable I suppose. The alternative is to type two hyphens (--).
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- ASCII text) or hard to type it is tolerable I suppose.
- The alternative is to type two hyphens (--).
- In anything that pretends to be properly typeset it is not acceptable.
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In an environment where proper dashes are unavailable (e.g. ASCII text) or hard to type it is tolerable I suppose. The alternative is to type two hyphens (--). In anything that pretends to be properly typeset it is not acceptable.
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