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Dashes vs. Hyphens

Dashes vs. Hyphens. 1 . Dashes are longer — 2. Dashes mean interruption 3. Dashes used like a colon but are stronger and more informal . 1. Hyphens are shorter - 2. Hyphens mean something is connected 3. Used w/ compound words. Dashes vs. Hyphens Examples.

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Dashes vs. Hyphens

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  1. Dashes vs. Hyphens 1. Dashes are longer — 2. Dashes mean interruption 3. Dashes used like a colon but are stronger and more informal 1. Hyphens are shorter - 2. Hyphens mean something is connected 3. Used w/ compound words

  2. Dashes vs. Hyphens Examples • Johnny just got a new job: cashier at Target • Johnny just got a new job—Head of Security at the Olympics! • Compound numbers (anything 21-99) • Thirty-five or 35-44 • Compound nouns • Sam, the Editor-in-Chief, will be coming. • Compound adjective • Going to ARC is a time-consuming process. • Utah has a fast-growing population • They are in a long-term relationship

  3. Dashes vs. Hyphens Continued 4. Dashes interrupt flow of sentence, setting reader up for something dramatic • Jan walked calmly down the street—when suddenly Tom jumped out with a knife! 4. Hyphenate Phone #’s • 801-456-3243 5. Hyphenate Fractions • Three-fourths 6. Humor or Emphasis (still compound) • She walked in the room with an I-hate-English look on her face. • He has a holier-than-thou attitude.

  4. Dashes vs. Hyphens Continued 5. Can be used like commas or parenthesis but are Stronger. • At Preference, Jim and Sally kissed—and she has never kissed anyone—several different times. Or • At Preference, Jim and Sally kissed (and she has never kissed anyone) several different times. 7. Continuation to next line • Tom gave Emily a beaut-iful ring. 8. Clarify meaning and pronunciation • re-creation vs. recreation • re-press vs. repress • Anti-American • anti-itch • T-shirt

  5. Ellipses . . . Ellipses equals three dots with a space in between each . . . • Means omission • Mr. Clark said, “Don’t go alone, unless you get permission first. It could be dangerous.” • Mr. Clark said, “. . . It could be dangerous.” • Mr. Clark said, “Don’t go alone . . . It could be dangerous.”

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