Comments on: Punctuation Marks: The Difference Between Dashes and Hyphens http://www.writingforward.com/grammar/punctuation-marks/punctuation-dashes-and-hyphens-whats-the-difference Creative writing tips and ideas Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:52:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hyphen and dash: what’s the difference? | robertdesenior http://www.writingforward.com/grammar/punctuation-marks/punctuation-dashes-and-hyphens-whats-the-difference/comment-page-1#comment-55960 Hyphen and dash: what’s the difference? | robertdesenior Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:25:37 +0000 http://www.writingforward.com/grammar/dashes-and-hyphens-whats-the-difference#comment-55960 [...] http://www.writingforward.com/grammar/punctuation-marks/punctuation-dashes-and-hyphens-whats-the-dif... [...] [...] http://www.writingforward.com/grammar/punctuation-marks/punctuation-dashes-and-hyphens-whats-the-dif... [...]

]]> By: Melissa Donovan http://www.writingforward.com/grammar/punctuation-marks/punctuation-dashes-and-hyphens-whats-the-difference/comment-page-1#comment-55172 Melissa Donovan Fri, 01 Jul 2011 04:38:15 +0000 http://www.writingforward.com/grammar/dashes-and-hyphens-whats-the-difference#comment-55172 First, you need to determine whether you're trying to insert an em dash or an en dash (sounds to me like you're looking for the em dash). On my version of MS Word, I have to insert --> symbol (then go to special characters) to get a proper em dash. It's not a double dash. You can always google "em dash microsoft word" along with the version of Word that you're using and should be able to find instructions. Good luck! First, you need to determine whether you’re trying to insert an em dash or an en dash (sounds to me like you’re looking for the em dash). On my version of MS Word, I have to insert –> symbol (then go to special characters) to get a proper em dash. It’s not a double dash. You can always google “em dash microsoft word” along with the version of Word that you’re using and should be able to find instructions. Good luck!

]]> By: hanna http://www.writingforward.com/grammar/punctuation-marks/punctuation-dashes-and-hyphens-whats-the-difference/comment-page-1#comment-54928 hanna Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:01:23 +0000 http://www.writingforward.com/grammar/dashes-and-hyphens-whats-the-difference#comment-54928 Yes, exactly! We only have stupid Windows machines at work. I also know how to do it on a mac. Why is it showing up differently? Yes, exactly! We only have stupid Windows machines at work. I also know how to do it on a mac. Why is it showing up differently?

]]> By: hanna http://www.writingforward.com/grammar/punctuation-marks/punctuation-dashes-and-hyphens-whats-the-difference/comment-page-1#comment-54926 hanna Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:58:54 +0000 http://www.writingforward.com/grammar/dashes-and-hyphens-whats-the-difference#comment-54926 In my native language we don't really use any of these signs so it really puzzles me in written English. I am currently writing a MS Word document and use space-dash-space frequently and sometimes it comes up as a double dash, and sometimes as a single dash! What am i doing wrong and can I prevent this? I had to go back and copy-paste a double dash in all the places it was single to get a coherent look. Word is a really crappy program, but most of us have to use it at work.. Please help! In my native language we don’t really use any of these signs so it really puzzles me in written English. I am currently writing a MS Word document and use space-dash-space frequently and sometimes it comes up as a double dash, and sometimes as a single dash! What am i doing wrong and can I prevent this? I had to go back and copy-paste a double dash in all the places it was single to get a coherent look. Word is a really crappy program, but most of us have to use it at work.. Please help!

]]> By: Melissa Donovan http://www.writingforward.com/grammar/punctuation-marks/punctuation-dashes-and-hyphens-whats-the-difference/comment-page-1#comment-48776 Melissa Donovan Fri, 04 Mar 2011 04:47:14 +0000 http://www.writingforward.com/grammar/dashes-and-hyphens-whats-the-difference#comment-48776 Uh, thanks, I think. This blog and more specifically, this article, are not meant to be instructional guides on how to use various hardware and software applications. Providing instructions on how to insert dashes is just a little beyond the scope of what we're doing here, which is discussing writing and punctuation, in particular, and not typesetting. But thanks for providing those instructions. I'm sure readers will find them useful. I'm a happy Mac user myself and wouldn't dream of switching back to Windows, but if it were between Windows and death, I'd take Windows. I mean, it's bad... but it's not <i>that</i> bad. Uh, thanks, I think.

This blog and more specifically, this article, are not meant to be instructional guides on how to use various hardware and software applications. Providing instructions on how to insert dashes is just a little beyond the scope of what we’re doing here, which is discussing writing and punctuation, in particular, and not typesetting. But thanks for providing those instructions. I’m sure readers will find them useful.

I’m a happy Mac user myself and wouldn’t dream of switching back to Windows, but if it were between Windows and death, I’d take Windows. I mean, it’s bad… but it’s not that bad.

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