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The Hyphen
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
--- Quote from: Snowleopard on October 24, 2011, 07:10:58 PM ---And now many writing programs like Word take care of a lot of stuff that you used to have to worry about and/or remember.
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That's the worst misspelling of "bugger up anything you are trying to do that's more stylistically advanced than a New York Times editorial" that I've ever seen. Did you write this post in Word ?
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
--- Quote from: (FM) on October 24, 2011, 07:26:16 PM ---"Stronger than a , weaker than a . " doesn't work for you here?
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I have no problem with that - or rather, with scaling , < ; < : < . in actual use; it's just conveying my stylistic decision-making process to other people that sometimes gets difficult.
Snowleopard:
Naw just on the Forum.
trboturtle:
I tend to use the emdash to covey motion. If the scene is a high-tempo action scene, and I need to describe something, I use the emdash.
Example: "The man I was chasing --- short, ugly, but damn fast --- scooted around a corner and out of sight."
The comma I use when it's not an action scene.
Craig
Figging Mint:
We're all a pathetically parenthetical bunch. It's a wonder we don't lisp.
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