You can't be so lazy

0If you remove the comma after lazy in #1, they are both fine.0-

02. You can't be so lazy--sitting on the sofa watching TV all the time.02br
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002. You can't be so lazy, sitting on the sofa watching TV all the time. (IMO, a comma after 'lazy' fits better in the sentence.)0-

0 You can't be so lazy: sitting on the sofa watching TV all the time. 0-

01. You can't be so 01b00lazy--02b00sitting on the sofa watching TV all the time.02br
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002. You can't be so 01b00lazy,02b00 sitting on the sofa watching TV all the time. (IMO, a comma after 'lazy' fits better in the sentence.)02br
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003. You can't be so 01b00lazy:02b00 sitting on t

0 they are all correct,IMO, but have different effect.02br
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00I use colon to elaborate on what has been said ( being lazy)02br
00To me, the M dash provides a dramatic effect, more than the other two.02br
00Comma means a noun clause follows which defines the subject: you.0-

0 As Mr Mac. 0-

0 I would like to hear the views of native speakers. 0-

0M-dashes are also informal-- they are not accepted by many essay evaluators. That's why I like your #1, Yoong Liat. Its informality matches the casualness and obviously spoken quality of the content.0-

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01cite10Yoong Liat12cite10I would like to hear the views of native speakers.12blockquote

10Hi Yong02br
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00IMO, punctuation is an international thing 050010id5

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01cite10Mister Micawber12cite10M-dashes are also informal-- they are not accepted by many essay evaluators. That's why I like your #1, Yoong Liat. Its informality matches the casualness and obviously spoken quality of the content.12br
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10Hello Micawber02br
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