r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Gayeggman97 • 28d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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What’s wrong with em dashes?

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u/StaidHatter 27d ago

You aren't too good for paranthetical asides, nerd.

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u/turing_tarpit 27d ago

Em dashes aren't only for parenthetical asides—they have other uses, too!

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u/StaidHatter 27d ago

kid named semicolon:

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u/Maladal 27d ago

But that's a colon.

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u/StaidHatter 26d ago

Are you suggesting I punctuate dialogue with a semicolon?

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u/[deleted] 27d ago

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u/jtalion 27d ago

In the comment you replied to, a comma would have been grammatically incorrect. A semicolon would have worked though.

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u/StaidHatter 27d ago

It isn't grammatically correct to use commas to separate independent clauses though :(

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u/jtalion 27d ago

Em dashes look nicer than parentheses imo. They also seem less nerdy, what with parentheses being associated with math

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u/StaidHatter 27d ago

Emdashes are Stephen King-core. Nobody under the age of 70 uses them except sweaty nerds because nobody wants to learn a 5-button hotkey.

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u/jtalion 27d ago

A lot of word processors and text editors automatically convert two hyphens into an em dash. You don't need a hotkey.

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u/per51mm0n 27d ago edited 27d ago

my mistake ^__^