hyphen or dash?

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    what is the difference between a hyphen and dash? :confused:

    on what part of the keyboard is the hyphen and the dash? :confused:
     
    bentong, Jul 7, 2005 IP
  2. voltaire

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    #2
    i think hyphen is much longer than a dash.
     
    voltaire, Jul 8, 2005 IP
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    No, A hyphen ( - ) is a punctuation mark. It is used both to join words and to separate syllables. It is often confused with a dash ( –, —, ― ), which is longer. Hyphenation is the use of hyphens.

    Hyphen and dash are the same thing on a keyboard. Just the dash is used a few more times

    Underscore is different _
     
    yfs1, Jul 8, 2005 IP
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    in a MSword document, when you use two hyphens, it becomes a dash after a while. there's no dash in the keyboard, only hyphen..
     
    adam_stewart, Jul 8, 2005 IP
  5. bentong

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    thanks..nearly missed this one..
     
    bentong, Jul 8, 2005 IP