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Sometimes I can't decide whether to use a semicolon or a em dash. Usually, I start with semicolons and, once I notice there are too many of them, I start replacing a few with em dashes (as I read s...
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System
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2019-12-08T03:00:40Z (almost 5 years ago)
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Alexandro Chen
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2019-12-08T03:00:40Z (almost 5 years ago)
Sometimes I can't decide whether to use a semicolon or a em dash. Usually, I start with semicolons and, once I notice there are too many of them, I start replacing a few with em dashes (as I read somewhere they are interchangeable). I also use em dashes to replace parenthesis. What other criteria should I use while deciding when to use the first or the latter?
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System
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2013-07-28T15:20:33Z (over 11 years ago)
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