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Old 10-20-2015, 10:17 PM   #9
Gregg Bell
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Originally Posted by arjaybe View Post
I did #3) another way and punctuated it with one period.-)

But if you want the same words I might go:

Her vulnerability -- her inability to tolerate ridicule -- had led her to kill another human being.

or your #1) Her vulnerability, her inability to tolerate ridicule, had led her to kill another human being.
Yeah, you're making that middle clause non-restrictive, which is the way it should be. The dashes work too but call a little too much attention to that clause (I think anyway).
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