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Victo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Question for Mister Micawber
Use of the em dash .... 1, 2, or 3 below?
1. Tens of thousands of previously unknown proteins-- revealed to scientists through the mapping of the human genome-- may point the way to the discovery of new drugs to treat disease.
2. Tens of thousands of previously unknown proteins -- revealed to scientists through the mapping of the human genome -- may point the way to the discovery of new drugs to treat disease.
3. Tens of thousands of previously unknown proteins-- revealed to scientists through the mapping of the human genome --may point the way to the discovery of new drugs to treat disease.
Thanks.
1. Tens of thousands of previously unknown proteins-- revealed to scientists through the mapping of the human genome-- may point the way to the discovery of new drugs to treat disease.
2. Tens of thousands of previously unknown proteins -- revealed to scientists through the mapping of the human genome -- may point the way to the discovery of new drugs to treat disease.
3. Tens of thousands of previously unknown proteins-- revealed to scientists through the mapping of the human genome --may point the way to the discovery of new drugs to treat disease.
Thanks.
Top answer
The register of the sentence essentially precludes the use of the m-dash, which is too casual for this context. No punctuation except for the end stop.
- The register of the sentence essentially precludes the use of the m-dash, which is too casual for this context.
- No punctuation except for the end stop.
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The register of the sentence essentially precludes the use of the m-dash, which is too casual for this context. No punctuation except for the end stop.
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I meant, how would you space the dashes if you had to use two of them (dash layout) in a similar sentence - 1, 2, or 3?
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