Ursuline Chick
Rest in Peace 1957-2024
Does this mean I have to google it?
The em dash is a forgotten piece of punctuation. Even grammar sites are now mistakenly publishing en dashes in their place.


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Does this mean I have to google it?
The em dash is a forgotten piece of punctuation. Even grammar sites are now mistakenly publishing en dashes in their place.
Yes. Why should I do all your work?Does this mean I have to google it?Don't want to be ignorant.
(I like this little guy he looks like Roy Orbison)
But when do you use each?Hyphen
-
or
-
En dash
─
or
--
Em dash
―
or
---
The technically illicit double- and triple-taps on the hyphen to create the dashes are what most use since copying and pasting them is a pain.
Ouch!! Just cause I don't like Elvis!!Yes. Why should I do all your work?
Elvis-haters may do their own punctuation homework.Ouch!! Just cause I don't like Elvis!!![]()
You use en dashes in place of em dashes all the time. Quite infuriating. My little signs never did help.
LOL! It's cause I'm used to typing in word and -- converts to em, while " - " translates to en. I'm fundamentally a lazy typer.You use en dashes in place of em dashes all the time. Quite infuriating. My little signs never did help.![]()
dislike and hate are different. It's not like I puke if I hear an Elvis song, I would rather just change the radio station or hit the skip button. Some of the early stuff is okay!Elvis-haters can do their own punctuation research.![]()
Finally the answer to the sign question. Yeah, baby!!!You use en dashes in place of em dashes all the time. Quite infuriating. My little signs never did help.![]()