How to Use Em Dashes (–), En Dashes (–), and Hyphens (-)

Re:How to Use Em Dashes (–), En Dashes (–), and Hyphens (-) by lxgr on Friday March 28, 2025 @12:25AM (#43501525)

> <word> <dash> <word>

That one I’d usually parse as a hyphen, as in e.g. well-known. “Word space dash space word” is much clearer, in my view.

> The AP Style Manual, a/the leading source for US journalism

One of the things I can easily get away with by not being a US journalist :)

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Re:How to Use Em Dashes (–), En Dashes (–), and Hyphens (-) by stouset on Friday March 28, 2025 @02:37AM (#43502215)

It’s quite hard to mistake an em dash for a hyphen in a proportional font.

self-fulfilling

self—fulfilling

One of these looks very, very wrong.

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Re:How to Use Em Dashes (–), En Dashes (–), and Hyphens (-) by johnisgood on Friday March 28, 2025 @02:42AM (#43502255)

I agree, although I still prefer spaces between —.

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