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Spaced en dashes are also used to set aside a phrase – like this – in a sentence; when this is done, it is preferred that a non-breaking space be used before the en dash and a normal one after it: – . Em dash (— or —, MOS:EMDASH) are even longer and are used solely to set aside a phrase—like this—in a sentence.
A hyphen is not a dash. Hyphens are used within words or to join words, but not in punctuating the parts of a sentence. Use an en dash (–) with before, and a space after – or use an em dash (—) without spaces (see Wikipedia:How to make dashes). Avoid using two hyphens (--) to make a dash, and avoid using a hyphen as a minus sign.
Dash, Hyphen-minus-Hyphen-minus: Dash, Hyphen, Minus sign ☞ Index: Manicule, Obelus (medieval usage) · Interpunct: Full-stop, Period, Decimal separator, Dot operator ‽ Interrobang (combined 'Question mark' and 'Exclamation mark') Inverted question and exclamation marks ¡ Inverted exclamation mark: Exclamation mark, Interrobang ¿ Inverted ...
E DIN # is a draft standard and DIN V # is a preliminary standard. DIN EN # is used for the German edition of European standards. DIN ISO # is used for the German edition of ISO standards. DIN EN ISO # is used if the standard has also been adopted as a European standard., Some of the DIN standards date back to the time of Nazi Germany.
A simple year–year range is written using an en dash (–, – or {}, or {} for a non-breaking en dash), not an em dash, hyphen, or slash; this dash is unspaced (that is, with no space on either side); and the end year is usually given in full:
Mignon Fogarty (born 1967 [1] [2]) is a former faculty member in journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno, and a former science writer who produces an educational podcast about English grammar and usage titled Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing, which was named one of the best podcasts of 2007 by iTunes. [3]
The year 2010 hasn't been a good one for hip hop mogul Damon Dash. He certainly could have used a good financial coach to avoid losing his two multimillion-dollar Tribeca lofts to foreclosure ...
The dash is usually unspaced, but if the elements being linked themselves contain spaces (as with full dates), then the dash is spaced. For example, June 3, 1888 – August 18, 1940 and December 1989 – March 1990 (but 3–9 June 1969 and June–August 1940 ); 10 W – 100 kW (but 25–30 mm ).