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Learn the difference between hyphen, en dash, and em dash with simple rules and examples. It improves clarity, accuracy, and ...
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been giving this note to my editing clients: “Replace floating hyphen with proper em dash.” It comes up when I’m proofreading images, like PDFs, and I see a hyphen ...
If you’ve ever found yourself confused about the difference between a dash and a hyphen, and when to use a hyphen, you’re far from alone. When you handwrite them, they probably look exactly the same.
Hyphens are a pain. People use them so differently that it’s impossible for anyone to use them with complete confidence. As they say, no two editors hyphenate exactly alike, which is why I have seen ...
Of the emails I received last Monday, one stated, “I saw the following; No posters here fine shillings 85000”. Then followed the question: “What comes between ‘here’ and ‘fine’? For a moment, I ...
Google’s John Mueller answered a question on Reddit about why people don’t use hyphens with domains and if there was something to be concerned about that they were missing. I’ve been working online ...