As a frequent over-user of the em dash, I was somewhat chagrined at reading this plea for restraint by Noreen Malone at Slate.
America’s finest prose—in blogs, magazines, newspapers, or novels—is littered with so many dashes among the dots it’s as if the language is signaling distress in Morse code.
I was already conscious of my bad long dash habits, now I’m feeling paranoid. Worth a read.
(via: Shawn Blanc)
