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Tamguatlay Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Would it be better if the part in bold be punctuated as follows?
If any of the following symptoms: shortness of breath, chest pains or ankle swelling appear
or worsen, stop your treatment with ARCOXIA and consult a doctor, as soon as is practical.
If you have kidney, liver or heart disease, your doctor will want to appropriately keep a check
on you.
The above is from a leaflet that comes with the medicine I bought. Would it be better if the part in bold be punctuated as follows? Thanks.
If any of the following symptoms - shortness of breath, chest pains or ankle swelling - appear
or worsen, stop your treatment with ARCOXIA and consult a doctor, as soon as is practical.
If you have kidney, liver or heart disease, your doctor will want to appropriately keep a check
on you.
or worsen, stop your treatment with ARCOXIA and consult a doctor, as soon as is practical.
If you have kidney, liver or heart disease, your doctor will want to appropriately keep a check
on you.
The above is from a leaflet that comes with the medicine I bought. Would it be better if the part in bold be punctuated as follows? Thanks.
If any of the following symptoms - shortness of breath, chest pains or ankle swelling - appear
or worsen, stop your treatment with ARCOXIA and consult a doctor, as soon as is practical.
If you have kidney, liver or heart disease, your doctor will want to appropriately keep a check
on you.
Top answer
tamguatlay The above is from a leaflet that comes with the medicine I bought. Would it be better if the part in bold be punctuated as follows? Yes, but use m-dashes, not hyphens.
- tamguatlay The above is from a leaflet that comes with the medicine I bought.
- Would it be better if the part in bold be punctuated as follows?
- Yes, but use m-dashes, not hyphens.
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tamguatlayThe above is from a leaflet that comes with the medicine I bought. Would it be better if the part in bold be punctuated as follows?Yes, but use m-dashes, not hyphens.
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Mister Micawber tamguatlayThe above is from a leaflet that comes with the medicine I bought. Would it be better if the part in bold be punctuated as follows?Yes, but use m-dashes, not hyphens.Thanks, MM.
I can only find hyphen on my computer keyboard. How do I type m-dashes?
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