Hyphens, En Dashes and Em Dashes (Don’t Let Friends Dash Incorrectly)

Hyphens, em dashes and en dashes, what’s the difference and which one should I use? Follow these basic grammatical guidelines and your copy will be the better for it.

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Two Spaces After a Period?

This debate marches on, even today when updated information is so readily available. Yes, your high school typing teacher was misguided: two spaces after a period is not really a good practice. I will stop short of saying it’s “wrong” because ultimately, it’s a style decision. If you really like the way two spaces looks, have at it! But I am likely to disagree with you. [grin]

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