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Don’t Let the Em Dash Confuse You, Here’s How to Use It
ByDebra 16 January, 201725 January, 2017
Punctuation. I can visualize readers cringing as they read that word. “I don’t understand all those rules and I don’t want to.” “Let editors worry about the correct punctuation.” “I just want to write, not worry about where to put a comma.” Do you see yourself in the above sentences?
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How to Use the Ellipsis and the Em Dash
ByDebra 11 March, 20147 February, 2024
Punctuation is an aspect of English with which many writers struggle. But we must face the reality: incorrect punctuation raises a red flag for editors and makes them more inclined to toss your submission into the trash. I’m not talking about a missing comma here and there, but flagrant incorrect punctuation. As much as some might…
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