Comment by dragonwriter
3 years ago
> Use ;
Comma, not semicolon, is the usual alternative to em-dashes for setting off asides, semicolons set off independent clauses.
3 years ago
> Use ;
Comma, not semicolon, is the usual alternative to em-dashes for setting off asides, semicolons set off independent clauses.
Not sure if a deliberate joke but those are two independent clauses so should've used a semicolon :-) (between "asides" and "semicolons")
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.