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.

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 ...

There's nothing wrong with hyphenating "multi-cultural." There's nothing wrong with not hyphenating "multicultural." There's nothing wrong with doing it both ways in a single document. But it's very ...

Q: I’m confused. What is the difference between an em dash and an en dash? How can I type them easily using Microsoft Word? A: A dash is not a hyphen, although many writers err by substituting one for ...

Hyphens, en dashes, and em dashes are frequently tested punctuation marks in government exam descriptive writing papers. Hyphens connect words, en dashes show ranges or relationships, and em dashes ...