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I promised a little primer on the dash – a loved and hated piece of punctuation. Personally, I don’t mind the use of a dash, but dashes can be annoying when overused. And often times, a comma works even better. So use the dash sparingly.
The dash has two sizes: a medium dash (en dash) and a long dash (em dash). Medium dashes are found in newspaper and magazine articles primarily. The long dash is found in short stories and novels and on occasion newspapers. Sometimes, writers use two hyphens to form a dash (but don’t use one hyphen — that’s a hyphen).
There is a difference of opinion on closed spaces on each side of a dash or open spaces like the examples above. I prefer following the Associated Press Stylebook, which calls for spaces on each side of a dash. However, you make your own choice, but be consistent.
A dash is an interruptive, something that is an abrupt change in the course of a sentence. Or it can be used to set off additional...
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