An Introduction to THE DASH & Emily Dickinson (pit-stop punctuation)

Hi everyone! Today, I wanted to tell you a little bit more about The Dash -- definitely my favourite piece of punctuation! Hopefully you find this interesting :)
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[@jack_edwards]

This video is so pure it just cleared my skin and removed my eye-bags

[@jack_edwards]

seriously, Ruby, THANK YOU for this omg

[@dan5721]

Gonna need a to watch this video a whole lot of times to remove the massive sacks beneath my eyes 😂

[@sunflowerthebunbunbunny]

Jack Edwards - literally, I’m glowing bc of this #notpregnant

[@charlesconybeare]

Yes

[@oliverwilliams3097]

Omg me

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The government have been real quiet since you’ve all singlehandedly saved the younger generations

[@nadineebada6557]

so so true

[@RevisionWithEve]

I literally am shook at how much I thought I knew that i didn’t

[@KarmjotUppal]

Same.

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@@KarmjotUppal Hey there, which city?

[@UnJadedJade]

RIGHT I adored this Ruby! 💛 I think my favourite is the semi-colon. I’ll wait until I see you to reveal all ;)

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UnJaded Jade love you jade!

[@RubyGranger8]

UnJaded Jade I am so intrigued right now... 🙈🙈

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UnJaded Jade intriguing...

[@mooloomoo]

i cant believe i'm a dash stan now

[@dianagonzalezbejar1343]

This is such a mood honestly

[@jack_edwards]

i felt this

[@sunflowerthebunbunbunny]

〃 - dash stans unite -

[@annahofer8928]

I never thought that I would sit there in my room thinking about what my favorite punctuation mark is 😅

[@RubyGranger8]

These are the real questions we should be asking!

[@disapalma180]

I have never thought a little dash could mean so much and have so much visual power! Now that I am thinking about it, a lot of writers that I read usually use the dash to make an ironic remark and I think that's really interesting too. I really liked this unusual piece of knowledge! I will dive into Dickinson's work for sure!

[@RubyGranger8]

It's so so clever! I hope it changes the way you look at dashes in literature :) This article is pretty good if you want to read more about Dickinson's dash: muse.jhu.edu/article/602396 (you do need a uni login though) xx

[@ctmjr2012]

So will I

[@maisiepayne9113]

The video we didn’t ask for but didn’t know we needed 😂 been excited for this 💕

[@RubyGranger8]

Everyone needs a good old video about a dash :p x

[@caitlin4873]

okay, so as an English student, I LOVE this! I will be 100% using this to analyse literature (especially Emily Dickinson's poems) now!

[@julijaskerovic2301]

It is amazing how exicited you are while talking about this - I like when I can see that spark in people when they are talking about something that they are amazed with. This world is full of such fantastic and wonderfull things that deserve attention and excitement.

[@SlowZy-yc9to]

*Wow I never looked at punctuation like this!* this makes me read books in a different way now! :) thanks ruby

[@RubyGranger8]

This makes me so happy to read!!

[@pumpitup9090]

It's cute how excited she gets talking about punctuation marks.

[@fabiokarkoski2111]

her excitment for punctuation is contagious, bro!

[@spud8872]

I'm really enjoying the videos so far. Also I love the way ruby's hair looks in this vid.

[@RubyGranger8]

I'm so glad you like the channel!!

[@beestudies8077]

I’ve loooved the idea of the channel so far!! Each videos topics have been so carefully thought through and i love learning something new

[@sarah.93.30]

Ruby! Have you ever read the poem ‘The Dash’ by Linda Ellis. It makes one think about the dash in a different light. I love it. THE DASH the poem by Linda Ellis I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of a friend. He referred to the dates on the tombstone from the beginning... to the end. He noted that first came the date of birth and spoke of the following date with tears, but he said what mattered most of all was the dash between those years. For that dash represents all the time they spent alive on earth and now only those who loved them know what that little line is worth. For it matters not, how much we own, the cars... the house... the cash. What matters is how we live and love and how we spend our dash. So think about this long and hard; are there things you'd like to change? For you never know how much time is left that still can be rearranged. To be less quick to anger and show appreciation more and love the people in our lives like we've never loved before. If we treat each other with respect and more often wear a smile... remembering that this special dash might only last a little while. So when your eulogy is being read, with your life's actions to rehash, would you be proud of the things they say about how you lived your dash? ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ennataviluma4547]

Ruby, this is so educational and structured, but so exciting at the same time! Loved it, thank you so much for your work.

[@mrodriguez377]

I loved her excitement and energy. Amazing channel so far, congrats guys!

[@markburnham9689]

I love your enthusiasm as well as Emily Dickinson. Keep up the good work.

[@Taylor-rm5tv]

I love how much more you learn from these videos and some of the stuff you learn you don’t learn at school

[@kerrylegg3353]

This project is amazing, it really reminds me that there is so much to learn and consider outside of my degree 💕 thank you to everyone involved in this!

[@den......]

As someone who is a huge ✨typography nerd✨, I feel compelled to say that, typically, typewriters use monospaced fonts, meaning that each letter has the same width. The em and en dash did get their names after the widths of those letters, but as far as I can tell it has absolutely nothing to do with typewriters. Also I believe it used to be common practice to not have an em dash on typewriters at all, and people were used to just typing two shorter dashes one after the other to create a longer line.

[@ellevasc]

Awesome video! It’s one of those topics we’d never find out we’re interested in if someone like you didn’t talk about them ☺️

[@waldo8791]

I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of a friend. He referred to the dates on the tombstone from the beginning... to the end. He noted that first came the date of birth and spoke of the following date with tears, but he said what mattered most of all was the dash between those years. For that dash represents all the time they spent alive on earth and now only those who loved them know what that little line is worth. For it matters not, how much we own, the cars... the house... the cash. What matters is how we live and love and how we spend our dash. So think about this long and hard; are there things you'd like to change? For you never know how much time is left that still can be rearranged. To be less quick to anger and show appreciation more and love the people in our lives like we've never loved before. If we treat each other with respect and more often wear a smile... remembering that this special dash might only last a little while. So when your eulogy is being read, with your life's actions to rehash, would you be proud of the things they say about how you lived your dash?

[@waldo8791]

This poem was read at my grandmothers funeral.

[@katiechaan]

the studytube project is so inspiring, i love you all!!

[@victoriaperez5990]

I didn’t know I needed this video hahhaa thanks Ruby x

[@emilyking4493]

She makes me smile.

[@lanceerickson9244]

"Dash", is a British expletive, too. From the Barbarian Grammerian.

[@emmastitch9744]

There is a German book called "Die Marquise von O..." ("The marquise of O...") in which a dash represents the period of time in which the main character gets raped or seduced (it is still argued which one it is). I had to study it and I can recommend it if you're interested in looking at the way punctuation can be used in prose. (I feel like such a nerd too right now, but I kind of love it aswell :D ) Thanks for the video Ruby! It's so interesting to get a look into different topics on this channel

[@RubyGranger8]

Ooh thank you so much for the recommendation!! This sounds so interesting!

[@payamgh5143]

This was a joy to watch, and learn!

[@bandw1200]

Thank you for this informative video Ruby! I didn't know much about the dash. Also, your hairstyle is really lovely 😊

[@itsacarolbthing5221]

When I was your age, my hands were always ink spotted too! My favourite is the semi-colon. I am binge watching your videos. I am a nerd, too.

[@_C____]

This channel is making me know about things I dindt know I wanted to know about

[@lildandelionlily]

YES I love dashes!! Emily's poems really introduced them to me.. love the vid!!

[@avadavies240]

This is great! Thanks for the stimulation whilst my school is closed: StudyTube is a lovely idea and I’m really glad you are part of it. Keep it up!

[@judith5967]

Can you please make more of this video's, I loveeeee it!

[@koolgamez3434]

Shordy really gassed over punctuation, so wholesome loool

[@TeamFish15]

Was this recorded with a dash cam? No seriously-- Ruby is the cutest thing ever!

[@violetstar5975]

I didn’t know about the dash until now thank you Ruby 🌺🌸

[@mizun-y8i]

Super useful video, thank you! 💘🤩 I would like to get more into the historical and literary context of American Renaissance. Could you please recommend some quality papers/video lectures? There are so many resources and I am not really familiar to the topic so I would be so grateful for a little help. X

[@emilyhuang2897]

I loved this! I think punctuation is fascinating and this was a really nice eye-opener :)

[@Artemisdianaxxx]

Love this passion!!

[@carbonc6065]

Excellent--Thank you!

[@kimberlysharma6767]

Thanks!❤

[@warmsmellofbooks9499]

Yay ... great video ruby . I've been waiting for your video . Really useful 💙

[@fegrace_1]

Ruby, I enjoyed hearing you talk about the dash. Personally, I tend to use commas more but my favorite is an ellipses! I prefer the look of the ... over ***🧐

[@jmalko9152]

Loved it! Great video.

[@audreyraj5626]

Brackets are probably my favourite piece of punctuation. Also very interesting video

[@johns8364]

I love dashes--try them in e-mails.

[@europebasedvlogs1251]

Thanks alot helped for ACT

[@caviersim3806]

omg you're so pretty, I can barely focus on the contents Ahhhhhh

[@aletheav5474]

This is so interesting!! Thanks Ruby! 💕

[@mathilden7955]

Why did I do a maths degree and not a literature one? 😢 I'm joking, love my degree. But love literature too and Ruby makes it even much interesting 😍

[@christinak5452]

You'd probably be a good lecturer!

[@violetstar5975]

My favorite punctuation mark is the quotation mark

[@wilka171]

Your eyes are -dashing!

[@Artemisdianaxxx]

This video is everything to me!

[@sshah_4]

Ruby, what do you think of the Oxford comma? 😂

[@sanav399]

Other ideas - a ukulele tutorial, a gardening session.

[@seagullpoet]

Me. I like the period dot. Dashes are okay - every now and then. 😛

[@JazzSingh]

Someone should do some cool photography tips

[@louise_411]

Love youuuu

[@Lydia-yo4lo]

Such a lovely video!

[@meghanh2511]

Having a hyphen in both my first and surnames, I've learnt over the years that Americans use dash instead of hyphen which I think adds to the confusion. Very interesting.

[@taylorlerman1805]

Ruby, you are the Best 💖

[@ambertasniem7245]

is the plural not dashes? (dash-i? dashenses?)

[@mongo7129]

Ellipses...

[@karendeck1343]

---------❤️

[@englishforever3920]

U r look like an angel 🙃🙃😍😍

[@anetteseong987]

You are so lovely

[@barbarabaker5552]

I think my favorite piece of punctuation is the dash. And my least favorite is the semi-colon.

[@litvenplayosu]

Ampersand stans unite

[@weepingcamel1]

isn't it just the 19 century version of the ... (dot dot dot)?

[@anajc2943]

Please read 🙏🏻 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son for whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. -For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. -For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; -I am the way the truth and the life, no man comes to the Father but by Me. -Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. -For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. -From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

[@kittypowell5352]

"I spent my evening learning punctuation- I'm a bit of a nerd" Thanks Ruby, we all felt that 😂❤️

[@RubyGranger8]

It perfectly embodies my childhood haha! I'm glad I'm in good company here! xx

[@abderahmanffoujamaa4938]

You didn't wrote the dash correctly! :) just a joke ;)

[@kittypowell5352]

@@abderahmanffoujamaa4938 Oh haha! My keyboard's so confusing, I think it's actually a minus sign.😂

[@infinebow7810]

I thought I was the only one who'd smile to herself after adding an em dash in an essay.

[@adinab478]

This channel is absolutely genius😍😭

[@AliceMcx]

who knew this time last week that in a week's time my exams would be canceled and I'd be learning about a dash ? 🤣x

[@phantomphoenix3283]

Ah, yes. The dash - my favorite punctuation mark of all time - is heinously under-appreciated. 🥰 Thank you, Ruby!!!

[@RubyGranger8]

SO under-appreciated!!!

[@YB-bw1oi]

Thanks for putting further resources in the description 🙌🏼 Much appreciated!

[@ninaclark4387]

the poet John Berryman is equally a master of the dash- I really recommend his poetry in light of this video!!

[@dianagonzalezbejar1343]

Thank you!

[@erinclark5723]

Yay!!! Loving these videos xx

[@annakh6414]

Ruby, I know it's not your degree anymore but maybe you could make some videos about Philosophy/Theology, especially the "Historical Jesus" module you mentioned sounds really interesting :)

[@benroberts536]

oh my gosh she is so pretty

[@nachtkralle7281]

Really nice to know and to start thinking about punctuation more! I love how u have a favorite piece of punctuation 😊 And I can't not mention that I love how you've done your hair in this video 😍

[@nicolewae226]

This is the kind of nerdy content I’m here for.

[@abderahmanffoujamaa4938]

Thank you for this Amazing video Ruby! I think i'm gonna start giving more attention to details like punctuation while reading, especially for poetry! PS: I'm now a fan of Emily Dickinson!

[@ヘシャムマリアム]

Omgg i really needed that.. Thank you ruby for doing that one.. It’s strange that i thought i know while i didn't! Thnx! ❤️

[@dan5721]

I love using dashes to create subordinate clauses and also before a rhetorical question which then ends a sentence! Try it in creative writing! I think the dash - when not over used - (see what I did there 😂) really adds a nice pace to a work and especially when used in writing which is first person makes the work feel much more personal!

[@seye8eyes]

Dash Away Study Spying Pose like a stamp Dash secret's like a Moscow Cord Mos cord

[@herphoenixsoul2010]

I'm happy to atleast getting productive vdos .. I'm also trying to post vdos for help u guys stay productive

[@camembertfanpage]

I read the novella "The Marquise of O" by Heinrich von Kleist a few years ago and it contains "the most famous dash in history" according to some. *SPOILER AND TRIGGER WARNING* One dash in there represents the whole process of a man raping a woman and getting her pregnant, which the reader finds out about only in the end. Don't worry though, the book is really great and not as brutal as it seems by my description. I think it's beautiful how the dash is used in such a unique way and contains so much meaning :)

[@Nitephall]

More examples of how the dash is used--besides Emily Dickinson--would be nice. I also wish someone would explain to me why publishers can use long dashes, but the only dash available on keyboards is a very short one that just doesn't do it for me.

[@zunedog31]

I work at a shipbuilding company and we refer to dashes as "tacks." It comes from the term tackline used in the navy for a short piece of line used to separate flags in a signal hoist.

[@akselaelhoyo1449]

How a video about punctuation can be SO INTERESTING ??? I love using the dash and use it in all my essays but my teachers always cross them as it was a mistake. They really don't understand the use of the dash and definitely need to watch your video!

[@afridaamin4309]

You are so chubby and pretty and sweet. We love you. Never change yourself.

[@Misseggy24]

I myself am a huge proponent for semicolons, except my university tutors are always trying to get me to use dashes in their place 😂 I suppose it’s because semicolons are so outdated at this point, whereas dashes feel very contemporary

[@Mia-i6y9x]

Ruby usually says "And have a productive week" but she couldn't say it here. I love the way she ended and said "um okay, bye!" We love you Ruby! ;)

[@RichaSharma-zp9bl]

I realised that apparently I hated dashes when I read books n poetries that had lots of them. Now I won't hate them as much. -_-

[@wecx2375]

I like writing but this type of punctuation fetishism is weird.