The M Dash

Claire valgardsen is a toronto based academic copy editor and proof reader, specializing in a p a style. She also edits non fiction, business reports, web content and most other things that are written in english. This piece originally appeared on the o u p blog and is included here with permission. Finally, this week, instead of a familect story, i have the winning entry from the ases national grammar day poetry contest. Here's claire val gardson reading her poem, the m dash said to the m dash as brackets, you're over the brush. You don't get the ball rollin as well as a colin. I have it broke