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Occasionally I write sentences containing subparts with extra information. I never know how to block off this information from the rest of the sentence. Three ways I have seen are dashes, commas, a...
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T01:11:40Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Wolf's Dilemma
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2019-12-08T01:11:40Z (about 5 years ago)
Occasionally I write sentences containing subparts with extra information. I never know how to block off this information from the rest of the sentence. Three ways I have seen are dashes, commas, and parentheses. For example: > When Bilbo sat down for a meal — his third of the day — he noticed the table was broken. > > When Bilbo sat down for a meal, his third of the day, he noticed the table was broken. > > When Bilbo sat down for a meal (his third of the day) he noticed the table was broken. Which way is correct?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2011-02-05T17:27:47Z (almost 14 years ago)
Original score: 29