On Wed, Apr 02, 2003 at 01:39:24PM +0200, Sander Striker wrote:
> > From: Greg Stein [mailto:gstein@lyra.org]
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 12:39 AM
>
> > On Mon, Mar 31, 2003 at 11:31:44PM -0600, cmpilato@collab.net wrote:
> > >...
> > > O'Reilly has noted that they prefer the use of emdashes over the
> > > semicolon, which is starting to disappear from modern writing. (Also,
> > > I was taught that a semicolon, when not used simply to separate two
> > > clauses already muddied by commas, can be generally thought of as
> > > shorthand for "comma-space-conjunction", and I didn't really feel that
> > > the sentence worked as well using any of those conjunctions.)
> >
> > I noticed in the fixed text, there were no spaces around the mdash. Is that
> > right? Personally, I find it hard to read sentences that are squished up
> > like that--they seem to be hyphenated rather than separated :-)
>
> I agree, but if this is how O'Reilly wants it, so be it.
>
MUCH madness is divinest sense
To a descerning eye;
Much sense the starkest madness.
'T is the majority
In this, as all, prevails.
Assent, and you are sane;
Demur, -- you're straightway dangerous,
And handled with a chain.
- Emily Dickinson
--ben
PS: Emily *mixes* semicolons and dashes!
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Received on Wed Apr 2 18:46:33 2003