The Black Licorice of Punctuation

You know when it comes to punctuation I have always loved the m dash. I use it a whole lot.

And there’s a great description of of exactly how people feel about m dashes.

Andy Zeisler, writing an essay about them in Salon, wrote it’s the black licorice of dashes.

Those who like it love it.

Those who don’t will loudly and repeatedly let you know.

Yeah, absolutely.

For me, it says Emily Dickinson, and I love her poetry.

So I’m never going to talk bad about the M-dash.

Yeah, I’m a fan.

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