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In this English article, learn how to use brackets, dashes and commas correctly when showing parenthesis in your writing.
Grammar columnist and expert June Casagrande dives into why we use the em dash and the AI myths associated with it.
McCarthy isn’t an em dash guy himself—more of a “three words and a period” guy. His prose style resembles an Ernest Hemingway who has still killed himself but managed to keep writing.
If you’re not sure what all those dashes are or how to use them, this video clearly explains the differences between the hyphen (-), the en dash (–), and the em dash (—).
Writing coach and CUNY Journalism Press editor Timothy Harper tells us how to properly use ellipses, em dashes, and parentheses.
Also, to avoid confusing your reader, don't use more than one pair of em dashes in a single sentence. Finally, because em dashes are showy marks, use them sparingly. Here's some more good news.
A debate surrounds the em dash, dubbed the 'ChatGPT hyphen'. Gen Z and social media users link it to AI content. However, ...
The hyphens and dashes used in English writing are often used inconsistently, regardless of whether the writer is a professional or not. Mister Punctual, a blog that posts articles about ...