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 # Uncommon Syntax
 
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 > [!cite] [Compound point - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compound_point)
 > * **;---** --- Semicolon dash.
->     A more emphatic or longer semicolon.
+> A more emphatic or longer semicolon.
 > 
 > * **.---** --- Stop dash.
 > A full stop that emphasizes the sentence it starts.
 > 
 > * **,---** --- Comma dash.
->     A mark used in various ways:
->     to mark parentheticals
->     that are placed where a comma would otherwise be needed
->     in the principal sentence;
->     to mark an idea repeated in different words;
->     as a more emphatic comma;
->     or for separating several clauses with a common dependence
->     from the clause on which they depend.
+> A mark used in various ways:
+> to mark parentheticals
+> that are placed where a comma would otherwise be needed
+> in the principal sentence;
+> to mark an idea repeated in different words;
+> as a more emphatic comma;
+> or for separating several clauses with a common dependence
+> from the clause on which they depend.
 > 
 > * **:---** --- Colon dash.
->     A mark that indicates a list, the contents of which start on the next line; or as a more emphatic colon.
+> A mark that indicates a list, the contents of which start on the next line; or as a more emphatic colon.
 
 These are archaic constructions,
 generally regarded as redundant.