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Is it professionally acceptable to place a dash after a question mark in the following example? Bob: 'I don't like asking Matt but I need some help.' Peter: 'Why don't you go and ask him to help ...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T03:27:54Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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nicholas ainsworth
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2019-12-08T03:27:54Z (almost 5 years ago)
Is it professionally acceptable to place a dash after a question mark in the following example? Bob: 'I don't like asking Matt but I need some help.' Peter: 'Why don't you go and ask him to help you? - He's a really nice guy.' I want to use the dash to highlight the reason for the function of the question which is to encourage Bob to ask.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2014-04-04T15:15:35Z (over 10 years ago)
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