Jangofango@lemmy.zip to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days agoWriting a short story what should I name my cartelmessage-squaremessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down12file-text
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minus-squareHelix 🧬@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoYou can use em dashes yourself — just find out how, use a few big words, and bedazzle your readers!
minus-squarejim_v@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoI used em dashes when SMS messages had 160 character limits to —really— put emphasis on words. I also use them in place of semicolons — I find it easier to read and doesn’t remind people of English class. It helps that I have been writing this way for a while. My MySpace had em dashes back when the smartest AI we had was IBM’s Watson.
You can use em dashes yourself — just find out how, use a few big words, and bedazzle your readers!
I used em dashes when SMS messages had 160 character limits to —really— put emphasis on words.
I also use them in place of semicolons — I find it easier to read and doesn’t remind people of English class.
It helps that I have been writing this way for a while. My MySpace had em dashes back when the smartest AI we had was IBM’s Watson.