Comments on: How to use dashes in text http://www.ossweb.com/how-to-use-dashes-in-text.html Writing, editing, photography, technology, and Web development for small businesspeople Mon, 21 May 2012 08:17:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Administrator http://www.ossweb.com/how-to-use-dashes-in-text.html#comment-7370 Administrator Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:49:12 +0000 http://www.ossweb.com/?p=2439#comment-7370 It appears that "African-American-owned" is considered a hyphenated compound by Chicago Manual of Style, Sixteenth Edition. It uses another similar example: "non-English-speaking" as an example. Make sense? It appears that “African-American-owned” is considered a hyphenated compound by Chicago Manual of Style, Sixteenth Edition. It uses another similar example: “non-English-speaking” as an example. Make sense?

]]> By: Joseph Declan Moran http://www.ossweb.com/how-to-use-dashes-in-text.html#comment-7369 Joseph Declan Moran Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:35:10 +0000 http://www.ossweb.com/?p=2439#comment-7369 I have a question regarding the use of dashes and hyphens in consecutive words. For example, is African-American-owned businesses correct usage? Please let me know. I have a question regarding the use of dashes and hyphens in consecutive words. For example, is African-American-owned businesses correct usage? Please let me know.

]]> By: Administrator http://www.ossweb.com/how-to-use-dashes-in-text.html#comment-3182 Administrator Sat, 15 May 2010 23:15:14 +0000 http://www.ossweb.com/?p=2439#comment-3182 Generally you don't use spaces unless it's for eye appeal, but anything is possible, Norma. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dash" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia </a>says, "En dashes normally do not have spaces around them. An exception is made when avoiding spaces may cause confusion or look odd (e.g., 12 June – 3 July; contrast 12 June–3 July).[9] However, when an actual en dash is unavailable, one may substitute a hyphen-minus with a single space on each side (" - ")." Generally you don’t use spaces unless it’s for eye appeal, but anything is possible, Norma. Wikipedia says, “En dashes normally do not have spaces around them. An exception is made when avoiding spaces may cause confusion or look odd (e.g., 12 June – 3 July; contrast 12 June–3 July).[9] However, when an actual en dash is unavailable, one may substitute a hyphen-minus with a single space on each side (” - “).”

]]> By: Norma http://www.ossweb.com/how-to-use-dashes-in-text.html#comment-3181 Norma Sat, 15 May 2010 21:03:50 +0000 http://www.ossweb.com/?p=2439#comment-3181 I thought it was OK type a dash with space on either side, by typing "word, space, hyphen, hyphen, space, word. Example: frost -- what you find on the pumpkin. I thought no space before or after was preferred, but spaces could be used is you so desire. Please clarify. Norma strobelnj@sbcglobal.net I thought it was OK type a dash with space on either side, by typing “word, space, hyphen, hyphen, space, word.
Example: frost — what you find on the pumpkin. I thought no space before or after was preferred, but spaces could be used is you so desire. Please clarify.

Norma
strobelnj@sbcglobal.net

]]> By: Jodi Kaplan http://www.ossweb.com/how-to-use-dashes-in-text.html#comment-3007 Jodi Kaplan Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:30:55 +0000 http://www.ossweb.com/?p=2439#comment-3007 I confess, I'm addicted to dashes! I never heard of a three-em dash before. You may have gotten me started on a new habit. I confess, I’m addicted to dashes! I never heard of a three-em dash before. You may have gotten me started on a new habit.

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