misk@sopuli.xyz to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 days agoGermans decry influence of English as ‘idiot’s apostrophe’ gets official approvalwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1162arrow-down16cross-posted to: worldnews@civilloquy.comglobalnews@lemmy.zip
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minus-squaredance_ninja@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·1 day agoMeanwhile in English, the semicolon is dead – long live the dash.
minus-squarecelsiustimeline@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 hours agoThe dash implies a sidenote, an additional relevant thought, while a semicolon denotes a break in the sentence that joins together 2 full sentences that are ostensibly thematically related. They aren’t interchangeable.
minus-squarestringere@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoI think they meant in common usage; that’s the impression I get - just sayin’.
minus-squareRivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·1 day agoI regularly use the semicolon; it makes me happy.
minus-squaredance_ninja@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoAs long as you’re communicating your ideas clearly, to each their own!
minus-squaremindaika@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·22 hours agoSkibidi toilet my Ohio, skibidi toilet
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·20 hours agoAs long as it’s an em dash (—) and not a hyphen (-) I’m OK with it. A double hyphen is acceptable but not ideal.
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day ago the semicolon is dead – long live the dash. I see what you did there. But a colon would be best, right ?
minus-squaredance_ninja@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoTrue – the colon still has its utility, but the dash is multifunctional (perhaps less formal).
minus-squaremindbleach@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 day agoThey serve different functions; each has different length - visually, verbally, and semantically.
minus-squareMrShankles@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 day agoHyphen - En Dash – Em Dash — - – —
minus-squareTonyTonyChopper@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoThat’s a colon not a semicolon.
minus-squaretrollercoaster@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-216 hours agoIf the problem is with a colon, wouldn’t a proctologist be a better choice?
minus-squareTonyTonyChopper@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 hours agoI forgor which is which
minus-squaremindbleach@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 hours agoThe semicolon has a slight boner.
minus-squarerammer@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·19 hours agoI see that you prefer the Michigan comma. Xkcd 2995
minus-squareMatch!!@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 hours agoi cannot believe how hard I’ve been read
Meanwhile in English, the semicolon is dead – long live the dash.
The dash implies a sidenote, an additional relevant thought, while a semicolon denotes a break in the sentence that joins together 2 full sentences that are ostensibly thematically related. They aren’t interchangeable.
I think they meant in common usage; that’s the impression I get - just sayin’.
I regularly use the semicolon; it makes me happy.
Can relate ;)
As long as you’re communicating your ideas clearly, to each their own!
Skibidi toilet my Ohio, skibidi toilet
As long as it’s an em dash (—) and not a hyphen (-) I’m OK with it. A double hyphen is acceptable but not ideal.
I see what you did there. But a colon would be best, right ?
True – the colon still has its utility, but the dash is multifunctional (perhaps less formal).
They serve different functions; each has different length - visually, verbally, and semantically.
Hyphen -
En Dash –
Em Dash —
- – —
Parkour civilization.
That’s a colon not a semicolon.
See an optometrist.
If the problem is with a colon, wouldn’t a proctologist be a better choice?
I forgor which is which
The semicolon has a slight boner.
That points down?
Age is a bitch.
And a motherfucker
waoh,
I see that you prefer the Michigan comma. Xkcd 2995
i cannot believe how hard I’ve been read