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The em dash, and correct usage in the sentence that follows
Understanding appositives and the use of the m-dash ( — )Is Did + second form correct in this sentence?Correct usage of “since”Is “electronic” or “electronically” correct in this sentence?Correct usage of the sentenceEm dash and list of thingsHyphen/dash 'and'-separated words in the same phrase: is this usage correct?Difference between Was and Were. Correct usageCorrect Usage of a Past-Progressive Verb?Is this sentence correct (usage of while)?
As I walked through the channel — I knew it was over.
Is this a correct usage of the em dash?
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As I walked through the channel — I knew it was over.
Is this a correct usage of the em dash?
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No. IMO, that sentence requires an ordinary comma.
– TrevorD
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That -- is two hyphens. This — is an em dash. There is a punctuation guide published by The Oxford Dictionaries, part of which is their Em dash guide.
– Weather Vane
2 hours ago
Usually an em dash signifies an abrupt or drastic change in the direction of a sentence. I don't think this sentence qualifies.The independent clause,"I knew it was over," seems to flow naturally from the dependent clause. "As I walked through the channel." For example, "As I walked through the channel--hell, it's all a lie. There was no channel."
– Zan700
35 mins ago
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As I walked through the channel — I knew it was over.
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No. IMO, that sentence requires an ordinary comma.
– TrevorD
2 hours ago
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That -- is two hyphens. This — is an em dash. There is a punctuation guide published by The Oxford Dictionaries, part of which is their Em dash guide.
– Weather Vane
2 hours ago
Usually an em dash signifies an abrupt or drastic change in the direction of a sentence. I don't think this sentence qualifies.The independent clause,"I knew it was over," seems to flow naturally from the dependent clause. "As I walked through the channel." For example, "As I walked through the channel--hell, it's all a lie. There was no channel."
– Zan700
35 mins ago
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No. IMO, that sentence requires an ordinary comma.
– TrevorD
2 hours ago
1
That -- is two hyphens. This — is an em dash. There is a punctuation guide published by The Oxford Dictionaries, part of which is their Em dash guide.
– Weather Vane
2 hours ago
Usually an em dash signifies an abrupt or drastic change in the direction of a sentence. I don't think this sentence qualifies.The independent clause,"I knew it was over," seems to flow naturally from the dependent clause. "As I walked through the channel." For example, "As I walked through the channel--hell, it's all a lie. There was no channel."
– Zan700
35 mins ago
No. IMO, that sentence requires an ordinary comma.
– TrevorD
2 hours ago
No. IMO, that sentence requires an ordinary comma.
– TrevorD
2 hours ago
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That -- is two hyphens. This — is an em dash. There is a punctuation guide published by The Oxford Dictionaries, part of which is their Em dash guide.
– Weather Vane
2 hours ago
That -- is two hyphens. This — is an em dash. There is a punctuation guide published by The Oxford Dictionaries, part of which is their Em dash guide.
– Weather Vane
2 hours ago
Usually an em dash signifies an abrupt or drastic change in the direction of a sentence. I don't think this sentence qualifies.The independent clause,"I knew it was over," seems to flow naturally from the dependent clause. "As I walked through the channel." For example, "As I walked through the channel--hell, it's all a lie. There was no channel."
– Zan700
35 mins ago
Usually an em dash signifies an abrupt or drastic change in the direction of a sentence. I don't think this sentence qualifies.The independent clause,"I knew it was over," seems to flow naturally from the dependent clause. "As I walked through the channel." For example, "As I walked through the channel--hell, it's all a lie. There was no channel."
– Zan700
35 mins ago
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No. IMO, that sentence requires an ordinary comma.
– TrevorD
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That -- is two hyphens. This — is an em dash. There is a punctuation guide published by The Oxford Dictionaries, part of which is their Em dash guide.
– Weather Vane
2 hours ago
Usually an em dash signifies an abrupt or drastic change in the direction of a sentence. I don't think this sentence qualifies.The independent clause,"I knew it was over," seems to flow naturally from the dependent clause. "As I walked through the channel." For example, "As I walked through the channel--hell, it's all a lie. There was no channel."
– Zan700
35 mins ago