- Production, distribution, consumption—all are a part of economics.
532. A dash is often used when a word or phrase is repeated for emphasis. For example:
- Is there universal education—education for every child beneath the flag? It is not for the masses of the children—not for the children of the masses.
533. If the parenthetical statements within dashes require punctuation marks, this mark should be placed before the second dash. For example:
- War for defense—and was there ever a war that was not for defense?—was permitted by the International.
- This sight—what a wonderful sight it was!—greeted our eyes with the dawn.
534. The dash is also used to indicate the omission of a word, especially such words as as, namely, viz., etc. For example:
- Society is divided into two classes—the exploited and the exploiting classes.
535. After a quotation, use the dash before the name of the author. For example:
- Life only avails, not the having lived.—Emerson.
536. The dash is used to mark the omission of letters or figures. For example: