Theiling Online    Sitemap    Conlang Mailing List HQ   

Re: CHAT: Dashes

From:David Peterson <digitalscream@...>
Date:Sunday, June 10, 2001, 18:59
In a message dated 6/10/01 8:05:15 AM, cowan@MERCURY.CCIL.ORG writes:

<< Then look at this, from the KJV:


Romans 013:007 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is

        due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom

        honour. >>

    This is another usage: to separate items in a list that are more complex
than one or two words.  :)

-David

Replies

claudio <claudio.soboll@...>
John Cowan <cowan@...>