: Re: Proper way to punctuate an abrupt stopping of speech? I'd like to properly punctuate one of my characters being stopped in speech, followed by a sentence that explains that the character didn't

@Kevin153

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You have it right. Use an em dash to indicate interruption or other abrupt stop.

Note that with the dash and the guard's remarks, you don't need "he was not allowed to finish." Readers will understand that the guard interrupted him.

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