Wrong. They show up in some of the best and most widely and intensely read prose that exists, with good reason. Of course, like any tool, they can be misused by people who don't know better.
Wrong. They show up in some of the best and most widely and intensely read prose that exists, with good reason. Of course, like any tool, they can be misused by people who don't know better.
You wanna cite any sources for that?
I don't know of any prose that relies on crutch dashes
Pretty much any good work of literature? Or any technical document? Framing them as "crutch dashes" doesn't instantly make them so.
To make sure I wasn't posting out of my ass i opened Gravity's Rainbow to 4 or 5 random pages. All confirmed what I said above.
Maybe you should read more widely. It's good for the brain!
>Gravity's Rainbow
>widely and intensely read prose
Dunno about that.
Pynchon's prose is notably colloquial, complete with lots of ellipses. Congrats on your Big Boy Book™ though.