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Dawood Usmani Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
What's this symbol called?
Hi there!
What is this symbol :- called and where do we use it?
Can anyone explain please?
What is this symbol :- called and where do we use it?
Can anyone explain please?
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Hello, Dawood - Long time, no see. It has no name, and it is an incorrect combination of a colon and an m-dash. I sometimes see it in letters from Asia following the word 'Sub' in the subject line and also in written dialogue after the speaker's name.
- Hello, Dawood - Long time, no see.
- It has no name, and it is an incorrect combination of a colon and an m-dash.
- I sometimes see it in letters from Asia following the word 'Sub' in the subject line and also in written dialogue after the speaker's name.
- Use one or the other only, not both!
- (the colon is formal and the m-dash is informal).
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Hello, Dawood - Long time, no see.
It has no name, and it is an incorrect combination of a colon and an m-dash. I sometimes see it in letters from Asia following the word 'Sub' in the subject line and also in written dialogue after the speaker's name.
Use one or the other only, not both! (the colon is formal and the m-dash is informal).
It has no name, and it is an incorrect combination of a colon and an m-dash. I sometimes see it in letters from Asia following the word 'Sub' in the subject line and also in written dialogue after the speaker's name.
Use one or the other only, not both! (the colon is formal and the m-dash is informal).
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