What's the difference—colons, dashes, and semicolons?
There's overlap. But here are the main differences:
- Colons and dashes usually point to examples or explanations. In
other words, they usually extend the idea in the sentence.
- Semicolons usually point to a similar or opposite idea—not
to an explanation or an example.
Sound vague enough? That's why I said there's overlap!
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