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Hyphens & Dashes How to use them and the difference between them.
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Hyphens & DashesHow to use them and the difference between them.
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The difference between Hyphens and Dashes
When to use Hyphens
When to use Dashes
How to make a Dash
The Difference Between Hyphens and Dashes
Hyphens
(-) The purpose of using Hyphens is to connect two relevant words or more, in order to show they are a single entity.
Dashes
(--) a Dash can be used to indicted an interruption or emphasis in a sentence, furthermore its used to connect numbers.
The Difference Between Hyphens and Dashes (Examples)
Hyphens
Compound Adjectives
free-range eggs
Compound Nouns
do-it-yourself
Prefix
re-enact
Dashes
Time and Dates
The project will be delivered January—June.
Compound Adjectives with equal parts.
The India—Pakistan issue.
Hyphens
![IBFD Publications Style and Spelling Guidelines · 2018. 12. 7. · Dashes/hyphens X For word breaks: use hyphens [-]. X For dashes use en-dashes [–] (= ctrl + minus symbol in numerical](https://static.fdocuments.net/doc/165x107/5fc00d385740b25ae36a1d36/ibfd-publications-style-and-spelling-guidelines-2018-12-7-dasheshyphens-x.jpg)
