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When I am writing sentences, I often find myself adding digressions or qualifying statements related to the sentence that I am writing. I have used three different styles; parenthesized, dashed (or double-dashed), and with commas.

Which is the best/proper way to write this?

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It can depend on the format, for one thing. Are you writing dialogue for a play, a piece of fiction, a scientific paper, a blog entry? – Zairja Sep 12 '12 at 2:28
It is all a matter of style. Choose whichever you feel works. – Robusto Sep 12 '12 at 2:34
better fit for writers.se? – coleopterist Sep 12 '12 at 5:20
This is an amazingly broad question. Entire books can probably be written about this. – Neil Fein Sep 12 '12 at 6:35

closed as off topic by tchrist, J.R., cornbread ninja 麵包忍者, coleopterist, waiwai933♦ Sep 12 '12 at 7:09

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