Thread: What is the correct usage on the em dash?
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Old 10-25-2007, 03:30 AM   #23
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Originally Posted by DaleDe View Post
It is not the same as a parenthesis as it is grouped with a start and an end while a dash often does not have this construction although occasionally it does.
Erm, I think you'll find that emdashes are very often used for parentheses.
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