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Nerdikarp Posted 14 years ago
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"If we added moss to the green rock—looks like your pet rock—can we use it in your project?"

"If we added moss to the green rock—looks like your pet rock—can we use it in your project?"

Did I use the em-dash correctly? Is the sentence above correct?

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As a dialog transcription, it is fine and the m-dashes are fine. As more formal written English it would require considerable repairs.

— Mister Micawber

  • As a dialog transcription, it is fine and the m-dashes are fine.
  • As more formal written English it would require considerable repairs.
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As a dialog transcription, it is fine and the m-dashes are fine. As more formal written English it would require considerable repairs.
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