dashes Forum

[MissLucky]

is using a dash (as in "-") a faux-pas in essays to law schools? (i.e. in formal writing?) the dash is of course being used properly and I could conceivably use a comma instead but the necessary emphasis would not be there.


thnx

[lparker]

I have a dash in mine--just be sure you use it correctly. No space before; no space after. Oh, and it turns into one long dash in Word.

[MissLucky]

oh i had no idea dashes had to have no spaces before and after. thanks!

[CGI Fridays]

... it's punctuation. I hope you're okay.

[deadpoetnsp]

Well there are em-dashes and en-dashes are have different uses. Make sure you use the right one, as applicable.