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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Does this make sense grammatically and overall?

This is the opening line to my introduction:

There is nothing more universal to the human condition -- nor contentious -- than religion.

Does it make sense to you? Is the grammar correct or should it be punctuated differently with a semicolon or comma followed by emdash etc.?
  

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Does it make sense to you? Is the grammar correct or should it be punctuated differently with a semicolon or comma followed by emdash etc.? Instead of two hyphens use the em dash.

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Anonymous This is the opening line to my introduction:There is nothing more universal to the human condition -- nor contentious -- than religion.Does it make sense to you? Is the grammar correct or should it be punctuated differently with a semicolon or comma followed by emdash etc.?
Instead of two hyphens use the em dash. In journalistic style this dash is s