{"id":40443,"date":"2015-05-10T16:18:03","date_gmt":"2015-05-10T21:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=40443"},"modified":"2015-05-26T18:47:13","modified_gmt":"2015-05-26T23:47:13","slug":"is-it-a-hyphen-is-it-a-en-dash-an-em-dash-what-do-i-use-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/is-it-a-hyphen-is-it-a-en-dash-an-em-dash-what-do-i-use-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it a hyphen? Is it a en dash? An em dash? What do I use?!?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"dashes\"<\/a>A Dash is a Dash is a Dash \u2013 Or Is It?\u00a0 Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! More like hyphens and dashes and\u2026more dashes. Oh Lord! The dash, the en dash, and the em dash. The Three Musketeers of the writing world. The Holy Trinity of the literary apocalypse. The\u2026okay, you get it. These simple lines on paper (or a computer screen) are enough to make the staunchest writer quiver if they don\u2019t know when to use which. No, don\u2019t run away. It\u2019s okay. No need to panic. This is easy. Really.<\/p>\n

Em Dash (\u2014): Denotes a pause in thought, a parenthetical statement, or \u2014 more casually \u2014 an afterthought. In a web page, a web developer can include &mdash; to represent the character. When typing, you can input a character by holding ALT and typing 0151 on the numpad.
\nEn Dash (\u2013): Denotes a range, especially of numbers, such as $100\u2013150. &ndash; in a web page or ALT-0150 on a keyboard.
\nHyphen (-): Used for the hyphenation of words (co-ordination; able-minded; pre- and post- touring.) Just use the keyboard key for this one.<\/p>\n

Thank you to www.kajhaffenden.com for the above definition and shortcuts.<\/p>\n

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