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hen I see a resume that makes it obvious the job-seeker doesn't know the difference between a dash and a hyphen, I'm tempted to toss it. ... The distinction between a hyphen and a dash is a pretty basic point.
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The dash is twice as long as the hyphen. Dash: -- ; Hyphen: - ; The Difference between the Dash and Hyphen ; There is a difference between the -- dash and the - hyphen. The dash is an elongated hyphen called a "em dash" (thanks to David Peterson for correcting me) . See Turabian , 3.91 for more about this.
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･ 1. For clear, decisive parenthesis that elaborates on something: ･ 2. To gather together a group of words and lead into a summation of them:
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Most people don't realize that there is a big difference between a hyphen and an em dash. An em dash is the long dash (the width of the capital letter M, hence the name) used to illustrate a break in a thought or idea.
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The editor of any self-respecting printed medium would not dream of confusing the em dash (—), en dash (–) and hyphen (-) within the publication. And while most of us could not articulate the difference, we would mostly find ... 4 Responses for "What’s the Difference Between an Em Dash, En Dash & Hyphen?"
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Having to do with writing, understanding the difference between a hyphen and a dash is necessary--many persons don't. Writing informally, a dash is to show pause in thought within a sentence, as I used in this paragraph.
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2. Use proper -em and -en dashes where appropriate.; Unless you’re a typesetter or publisher, you probably had no idea there is more than one size dash, and there is a difference between a dash and a hyphen. You can look these up in a style guide, but generally the rules are these:
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Dashes and hyphens are two different little lines. A dash is used as an interruption. A hyphen links the parts of a compound word, separates syllables at the end of a typed line, and separates groups of digits in a phone number or Social Se...
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The document-setting software called "Latex" allows three lengths: the hyphen; the shorter dash (for number ranges); the longer dash (as parentheses). Is this convention found elsewhere? ... What is the difference between a dash and a hyphen. AngloScot (Sun 13:31 28/Nov/04)
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