Unlock the Mystery of the En Dash: The Punctuation Mark You Didn’t Know You Needed
— em dash
– en dash
– hyphen
See the difference?
Take a few minutes to play with how to create hyphens, en dashes, and em dashes in your favorite word processing tool. Do you think you have them under control? Complete the practice below and find out.
Dash conventions aren’t always easy to remember, but the en dash is one of the easiest. Remember that it shows a range and replaces the word “to” when showing that distance.
What tricks do you use to keep your hyphens and dashes straight? Share in the comments.
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