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Fascinating. A hyphen and a dash are two completely different things. A dash isn’t ambiguous at all, it’s literally the wrong word. Those who live in glass hous
by briandear 7y ago
Fascinating. A hyphen and a dash are two completely different things. A dash isn’t ambiguous at all, it’s literally the wrong word. Those who live in glass houses..
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/hyphens-and-dashes/ https://www.grammarly.com/blog/hyphens-and-dashes/
- kick 7y agoDigitally, they're _the exact same thing,_ represented by the exact same code point:* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyphen-minus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyphen-minus The figure dash _literally_ serves the same purpose as the hyphen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dash#Figure_dash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dash#Figure_dash ASCII was limited, compromises were made, and "dash" and "hyphen" became interchangeable. Most style guides accept both under the term "dash": https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/qanda/data/faq/topics/HyphensEnDashesEmDashes/faq0002.html https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/qanda/data/faq/topics/H... * Unicode has changed this somewhat, though not perfectly. Bonus: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/grammar/british-grammar/hyphens https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/grammar/british-grammar/... Hyphens are a form of dash (-) which we use between words or parts of words.
- jsjohnst 7y agoFeels very disingenuous to critique grammar, while using bad grammar yourself, and then rebuke the person who calls it out politely.