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		dragonwriter on March 12, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Punctuation Matters: How to use the en dash, em da... > Use ; Comma, not semicolon, is the usual alternative to em-dashes for setting off asides, semicolons set off independent clauses.

quietbritishjim on March 12, 2023 | [–]

Not sure if a deliberate joke but those are two independent clauses so should've used a semicolon :-) (between "asides" and "semicolons")

ghaff on March 12, 2023 | [–]

Semicolons are often better just replaced by periods. I sometimes use them but I've had at least one editor who refused to use them for news-oriented copy.

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