<p>I want to view the world the way he did- to acknowledge the fragile state of life, but also be willing to undertake the riskiest operations.
Is the dash used in a correct way? How could i rephrase this sentence or fix the error?</p>
<p>I want to view the world the way he did, to acknowledge the fragile state of life, but also to be willing to undertake the riskiest operations. </p>
<p>Why not that?</p>
<p>I think the dash is fine in that context. If you wanted to be a bit clearer, you could go with a colon instead, perhaps.</p>
<p>The dash is ok (actually better than a comma, IMO). The only thing wrong with the sentence is the lack of parallelism, so just add “to” before “be willing”, as Mariecc1 pointed out, and you should be fine!</p>
<p>thanks everyone</p>
<p>I’d say to use a comma.
A dash is supposed to be a strong set off from the sentence, but are also considered more formal from colons. Colons should typically be used before a list or explanation.
Also, dashes–are used–like that.
Not- like that.</p>