It’s a great storytelling device — until someone notices I’m just stringing unconnected thoughts together
I forgot how to write without using em dashes -- I need at least one every other sentence
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I too had this insatiable need to use em dashes a couple of years ago in all my write ups.
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Same, just with parenthesis (which are basically the same thing)
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Footnotes¹ are more addictive. ¹ Best when hyperlinked and previewable.
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Isn’t that an en-dash though (TeX)?
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That's alright---the real question is, with space or without space?
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I enjoy alternating between ellipsis and dashes - it helps to spice things up. They do not mix well in a singe sentence though... trust me, it’s a bad idea.
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You could always switch it up; that one could also have been a semicolon.
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