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Vcolts Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Usage of Dash
Ex. Waste of time is a sort of sin -- sloth.
Q. Is it possible to use the dash like the above?
Q. Is it possible to use the dash like the above?
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The example you give is correct but in formal writing may read poorly to some, particularly due to its brevity giving few clues to its understanding on first reading. To write it formally in a way that avoids confusion you might say something like: Waste of time is a sort of sin, namely sloth d
- The example you give is correct but in formal writing may read poorly to some, particularly due to its brevity giving few clues to its understanding on first reading.
- To write it formally in a way that avoids confusion you might say something like: Waste of time is a sort of sin, namely sloth d
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The example you give is correct but in formal writing may read poorly to some, particularly due to its brevity giving few clues to its understanding on first reading.
To write it formally in a way that avoids confusion you might say something like:
Waste of time is a sort of sin, namely sloth
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To write it formally in a way that avoids confusion you might say something like:
Waste of time is a sort of sin, namely sloth
d
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