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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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use of dash

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00Please tell me more about this use of a dash to restate. Are they really restating?02br
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00Some sentences from the online source community-2webtv.net, 'Armchair Punctuator':02br
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00Consider how much rain forest the world loses each year--about two percent.02br
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00Knowledge produced through science is eternal--that which is constant. 0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00Please tell me more about this use of a dash to restate. 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Knowledge produced through science is eternal--that which is constant. 02font 02br 02br 00If you search the Forum with 'em dash', you'll find a lot of discussion.

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  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00Please tell me more about this use of a dash to restate.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Knowledge produced through science is eternal--that which is constant.
  • 02font 02br 02br 00If you search the Forum with 'em dash', you'll find a lot of discussion.
  • Personally, I feel this style is too flamboyant, particularly if a writer does it a lot.
  • 02i 02br 02br 01i 00Knowledge produced through science is eternal, that which is constant.
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