“Let’s consider the most versatile piece of punctuation — the dash. That’s right — I’m talking about the horizontal line formed by typing two hyphens in a row. It’s the mark that — unlike commas, periods, semicolons and all the others — doesn’t seem to be subject to any rules.” (Continue reading…)
– Ben Yagoda, Mad Dash: How to Use the Dash in Writing
(I once included my love for and overuse of the em dash in my bio — because somehow that would help people know more about me?)
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Kate Spade announced a new brand: Saturday. It looks pretty fantastic.
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Plaid pants for boys. They’re either “oi!” or “ow, my back!” — I can’t be sure.
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I wouldn’t mind the stuffed animals strewn about the house if ours were all this adorable.
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I’m digging Sigerson Morrison’s new line for Anthropologie, Pied Juste. (Can I pull off wedge booties, I wonder?)
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I’m not usually of the monochromatic, pared-down simplicity sort, but perhaps if I had some of these, I would give it a go.
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On second thought… bring on the color!
Because it’s awesome. [via Gawker]
Always love these, must read about the dash, I believe I use it in every post, probably committing more crimes against grammar–uh-oh!
loved the poem. :)
Hah! Tom Hanks made it into my weekly roundup too. I love him oh so much. In fact, we watched a totally depressing movie on Saturday night and I needed to watch this again as a cheer-up buffer.
Also, the new Kate Spade line looks fantastic. Just another reason to get excited for the spring.
But there was no discussion on the en dash!!!
Thank you so much for the article on the em dash- that and the ellipsis are my favorite.
I use the dash way too much and I know it – off to go read that article.