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em-
1variant of en- before b, p, and sometimes m:
embalm.
em-
2variant of en- before b, m, p, ph:
embolism, emphasis.
em
3[em]
noun
plural
emsthe letter M, m.
Also called mut, mutton.ĢżPrinting.Ģż
the square of any size of type used as the unit of measurement for matter printed in that type size.
(originally) the portion of a line of type occupied by the letter M in type of the same size.
'em
4[uhm]
pronoun
them.
Put 'em down there.
Em
5EM
6abbreviation
electronic mail.
electron microscope; electron microscopy.
end matched.
Engineer of Mines.
enlisted man; enlisted men.
E.M.
7abbreviation
Earl Marshal.
Engineer of Mines.
em
1/ ɳ¾ /
noun
Also called: mutton.Ģż mut.Ģżthe square of a body of any size of type, used as a unit of measurement
Also called: pica em.Ģż pica.Ģża unit of measurement used in printing, equal to one sixth of an inch
'em
2/ ɳ¾ /
pronoun
an informal variant of them
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of em-1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of em-1
Example Sentences
James Joyceās "Ulysses" rained em dashes on winding sentences that he had already stripped of quotation marks, resulting in prose so unruly that numerous reading groups are devoted specifically to parsing it.
And writersā enthusiasm for em dashes is often hard-won, given that plenty of editors and readers would be happy to vanquish those ostentatious marks from the page entirely.
The fact that educators and students are allegedly the groups most suspicious of ChatGPTās fondness for em dashes also makes inherent, if depressing, sense.
But the current em dash discourse is evidence that AI hasnāt made original writing obsolete just yet.
And really, whatās to stop the em dashās sudden shadiness from becoming an illuminating glow?
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