This is Grammer a Week, the periodic blog program-thing where I soapbox about a grammar subject I find interesting. You might, too! This week's installment is about the parenthetical phrase. Chances are you've used this construction before. You might know it as an aside or an interruption in thought. Past merely defining it, this post will also be about the subtleties of the parenthetical phrase.

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This is Grammer a Week, the periodic blog program-thing where I address a frequently broken grammar rule and tell you how to fix it. This week's installment is about dash types. Depending on who you ask the question "How many different dash types are there?" you might get different responses. If you ask an ordinary person, they might answer just one. If you ask a good author, they might say three or four. If you ask a typesetter, they might say five or more.

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