DASHES AND HYPHENS

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DASHES AND HYPHENS

• DASHES
• Should be used sparingly for special emphasis.
• Follows the rules for comma use.

• EXAMPLE The caretakersthose who are helpers,
  nurturers, teachers, mothersare still devalued
  in society.

• EXAMPLE Although the French teacher emphasized
  languagespeaking, reading and writingthe
  lessons always started with politeness.

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DASHES AND HYPHENS

• HYPHENS
• Use (among other things) with hyphenated compound
  words.
• Use a hyphen for a compound word being used as an
  adjective before the noun (e.g., well-researched
  report not report is well researched).
• Use a hyphen with number modifiers (e.g.,
  two-year program).
• Use a hyphen with comparative and superlative
  compound forms (e.g., better-fitting shoes or
  best-known player), but not more/most or
  less/least.

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DASHES AND HYPHENS

• HYPHENS
• Do not use a hyphen when the compound modifier
  starts with an ly adverb (e.g., happily married
  couple).
• Do not use a hyphen when the compound modifier is
  a foreign phrase (e.g., post hoc fallacies).
• Do not use a hyphen with a possessive compound
  (e.g., a full weeks work or eight hours pay)