misk@sopuli.xyz to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 days agoGermans decry influence of English as ‘idiot’s apostrophe’ gets official approvalwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square87fedilinkarrow-up1164arrow-down16cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1158arrow-down1external-linkGermans decry influence of English as ‘idiot’s apostrophe’ gets official approvalwww.theguardian.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square87fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squarecelsiustimeline@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 hours agoThe dash implies a sidenote, an additional relevant thought, while a semicolon denotes a break in the sentence that joins together 2 full sentences that are ostensibly thematically related. They aren’t interchangeable.
minus-squarestringerelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoI think they meant in common usage; that’s the impression I get - just sayin’.
The dash implies a sidenote, an additional relevant thought, while a semicolon denotes a break in the sentence that joins together 2 full sentences that are ostensibly thematically related. They aren’t interchangeable.
I think they meant in common usage; that’s the impression I get - just sayin’.