Grammatically Correct: The Essential Guide to Spelling, Style, Usage, Grammar, and Punctuation by Stilman Anne

Author:Stilman, Anne [Stilman, Anne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: epub, ebook
Publisher: F+W Media, Inc.
Published: 2010-06-09T04:00:00+00:00

It is also appropriate to use an em dash when text that appears to be heading for a predictable ending suddenly takes an unexpected turn or otherwise reaches a conclusion worthy of extra emphasis. In this case, all parts of the sentence mesh grammatically. The dash is here not acting to divide grammatically independent structures, but rather to draw special attention to what follows.

She planned the trip for months, got her hands on all the travel information she could find, booked the hotel — and then called the whole thing off.

The room was the picture of order, the mahogany furniture gleamed, not an ornament on the shelves was out of place nor a painting on the wall askew — the only note of discord was the corpse draped over the back of the chesterfield.

At least he hasn't alienated anyone — yet.

… In a trice, I remember'd my Poem, writ last Night upon the Tablecloth, and hastily flipp'd 'neath the Capon before the foul Debauch.

I clamber'd out of Bed to seek for it, walkt gently upon the Floor so as not to wake Tunewell again, flipp'd o'er the Tablecloth — and lo! found that my Words were smudged out of the Linen! Bits of Charcoal clung here and there where my Epick's grand Opening Lines had been!

— Erica Jong, Fanny

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