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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
The usage of long dash.
Half immortal, the protagonist is one of Amber's princes. He and his other brother Bleys is attacking Amber to occupy the realm his other brother Eric has ruled.
Now, the protagonist is leading the fleet and his brother Bleys his infantry units to Amber.
On the eight day of our voyaging we were near to Amber. That is when the storm broke.
The sea turned dark, the clouds collected overhead, and the sails grew slack within the still that followed. The sun hid its face?an enormous blue one?and I felt that Eric had found us at least.
Then the winds arose, and?if you'll excuse the expression?broke?upon the vessel I rode.
[Nine Princes in Amber" of The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny]
I'd like to know why the long dash is positioned before "broke."
Thank you in advance for your help.
Now, the protagonist is leading the fleet and his brother Bleys his infantry units to Amber.
On the eight day of our voyaging we were near to Amber. That is when the storm broke.
The sea turned dark, the clouds collected overhead, and the sails grew slack within the still that followed. The sun hid its face?an enormous blue one?and I felt that Eric had found us at least.
Then the winds arose, and?if you'll excuse the expression?broke?upon the vessel I rode.
[Nine Princes in Amber" of The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny]
I'd like to know why the long dash is positioned before "broke."
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
" It is called an 'm-dash'. M-dashes serve as informal alternatives to commas, parentheses and colons.
- " It is called an 'm-dash'.
- M-dashes serve as informal alternatives to commas, parentheses and colons.
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park sang joonI'd like to know why the long dash is positioned before "broke."It is called an 'm-dash'. M-dashes serve as informal alternatives to commas, parentheses and colons.
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Then the winds arose, and?if you'll excuse the expression?broke?upon the vessel I rode.
I'd punctuate it like this.
Then the winds arose and, if you'll excuse the expression, 'broke' upon the vessel I rode.
But Zelazny is a famous writer, and I am not.
I'd punctuate it like this.
Then the winds arose and, if you'll excuse the expression, 'broke' upon the vessel I rode.
But Zelazny is a famous writer, and I am not.
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