Jangofango@lemmy.zip to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days agoWriting a short story what should I name my cartelmessage-squaremessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up126arrow-down1message-squareWriting a short story what should I name my cartelJangofango@lemmy.zip to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days agomessage-square39fedilinkfile-text
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.
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.