ESL General English Grammar Questions

Re: dash

Marius Hancu — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:53:36 GMT

It's a break in the discourse, necessary to insert a personal comment.

Re: dash

Philip — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:51:40 GMT

Grammar Geek wrote:

It's hard to think of an example on the spot - don't you think?

Good one, GG!

Re: dash

Grammar Geek — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 04:59:41 GMT

It's hard to think of an example on the spot - don't you think?

Re: dash

Minhuoc — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 04:48:41 GMT

Does it imply the writer's attitude?

I would like a similar example. Could you?

Thank you.

Re: dash

Philip — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 04:35:14 GMT

Minhuoc wrote:

Hi,

What does the dash imply?

"In his time, a CPU used to be connected to a monitor, a mouse, and a keyboard - unbelievable!"

Thanks

It is informal punctuation usually meaning a pause in what the spoken word would be.

dash

Minhuoc — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 03:49:55 GMT

Hi,

What does the dash imply?

"In his time, a CPU used to be connected to a monitor, a mouse, and a keyboard - unbelievable!"

Thanks