Rule 125 Practice

Wrong: We wanted to purchase the car because it was dirt cheap come to think of it, the engine was probably rusted out.

Better: We wanted to purchase the car because it was dirt cheap--come to think of it, the engine was probably rusted out.

Wrong: Somebody told me that tiger nuts aren't nuts people with allergies can eat them and that they're high in fiber.

Better: Somebody told me that tiger nuts aren't nuts--people with allergies can eat them--and that they're high in fiber.

Wrong: It's important to wear the right clothes at that venue they wouldn't even let me enter the space in my sneakers.

Better: It's important to wear the right clothes at that venue--they wouldn't even let me enter the space in my sneakers.