If you’ve ever found yourself confused about the difference between a dash and a hyphen, and when to use a hyphen, you’re far from alone. When you handwrite them, they probably look exactly the same.

People get hyped about hyphens. Hyphens are tricky creatures that can't be summed up in a few words. They are sometimes overused, other times underused. They follow a few rules then haphazardly ignore ...

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For a skinny little thing that is 1,500 years old, the hyphen gets around. These days, where the hyphen goes — and where it is turned away — amounts to punctuation as sociology. A hyphen quiz: (1) ...

From a technical standpoint, a hyphen is part of your site address: adding a hyphen will thus change the address. Using a hyphenated address can create some practical problems. It may also hurt your ...