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Matsko Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

When to use dashes

I am aware that dashes are used in grammar as a "pause" or so, but how exactly and in what context are they used?
  

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M-dashes are used to set off parenthetical material. " [Chicago Manual of Style, sec. 106]'.

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  • M-dashes are used to set off parenthetical material.
  • " [Chicago Manual of Style, sec.
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  • They are used in all sorts of contexts-- like this one, for instance-- but are generally considered somewhat informal.
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M-dashes are used to set off parenthetical material. 'The em dash is used "to denote a sudden break in thought that causes an abrupt change in sentence structure." [Chicago Manual of Style, sec. 5.106]'. They are used in all sorts of contexts-- like this one, for instance-- but are generally considered somewhat informal. [url=
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