Punctuation
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Please tell me if either of them is acceptable here.
There was one thing she loved more than any other: her dog
There was one thing she loved more than any other—her dog
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The em dash should be rare in your writing, and the colon even rarer. The period at the end of a sentence, however, should be invariable. They are both technically correct; a comma is too weak.
- The em dash should be rare in your writing, and the colon even rarer.
- The period at the end of a sentence, however, should be invariable.
- They are both technically correct; a comma is too weak.
- The choice depnds on the tone and register you want.
- The colon is clinical, mathematical.
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The em dash should be rare in your writing, and the colon even rarer. The period at the end of a sentence, however, should be invariable.
They are both technically correct; a comma is too weak. The choice depnds on the tone and register you want. The colon is clinical, mathematical. The em dash is less intrusive, less formal. I lean toward the dash in this case.
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