A few years ago my kids came up with a nickname for me whenever we go on family trips together. They call me “Vacation Dad.”
When a comma is too pedestrian, a period too abrupt, and a semicolon too ugly, the em dash is always there for me—the best tool in my copywriter belt.
I’ve always been a fan of the double entendre—any phrase that contains double meaning. Problem is, they often get confused with puns. So, what's the difference? And why is one more elevated than the other?