Two hyphens turn into an em dash; the m dash is longer than an en dash and a hyphen is shorter than an en dash. It's probably only important if you're writing formal or technical documents. The em dash should be used sparingly as most of the time semi colons and colons should be used.
Stephanie Koetje | Volunteer and Intern Programs Coordinator Northwest Center Foundation - People of All Abilities 7272 W Marginal Way S, Seattle, WA 98108 office 206.378.6365 Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Sign up for Our Newsletter | Our Stories -----Original Message----- From: Angel [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 12:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] shortcut to create an en dash? Aren't two hyphens a dash? That was what I was taught anyway. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Flor Lynch" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 1:33 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] shortcut to create an en dash? > Just use the ordinary hyphen when between words, as in, Monday-Friday. > [In Braille, the the en-dash (and the em-dash) each has two hyphens > (joined). > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stephanie Koetje" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 5:20 PM > Subject: [JAWS-Users] shortcut to create an en dash? > > >> Hello all, >> Just now discovering the em dash and the en dash. Does anyone know of >> a quicker way to create an en dash than Alt 0150? >> Thanks, >> Stephanie >> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
