dash Archives - Words by a Pro https://old.wordsbyapro.com/tag/dash/ Thu, 06 Oct 2016 01:27:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://old.wordsbyapro.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cropped-WBP-FAVICON_7-32x32.jpg dash Archives - Words by a Pro https://old.wordsbyapro.com/tag/dash/ 32 32 Questions for a Language Ninja: Why the Dash do I need a Semicolon? https://old.wordsbyapro.com/questions-for-a-language-ninja-why-the-dash-do-i-need-a-semicolon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=questions-for-a-language-ninja-why-the-dash-do-i-need-a-semicolon Wed, 02 Mar 2016 03:18:49 +0000 https://old.wordsbyapro.com/?p=1615 Q: Why are the rules of punctuation so strict? When is it appropriate to us a comma? When should one use a comma as opposed to a semicolon, or an em-dash, or parentheses? What is the difference between a semicolon and an em-dash, anyway? What is an em-dash, and how did it happen? A: The […]

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