• TheTechnician27@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    Yup! And “injected intravenously” could actually be done one of two ways: with commas (incorrectly done here) or with en- or em-dashes. For example, “the substance that – injected intravenously – turns women into cats!” (en-dashes) or “the substance that—injected intravenously—turns women into cats!” (em-dashes) are both valid. I often tend to prefer en-dashes because I think they’re easier to read than em-dashes and put more emphasis than commas on the idea that this is a bit of an aside. I think commas are just a bit too overloaded and that en-dashes add more flexibility to grammar.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOPM
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      6 hours ago

      I think commas are just a bit too overloaded and that en-dashes add more flexibility to grammar.

      You are the first person I have ever seen who feels the same way that I do on this subject!