Wordcraft at Camp: Dashing Along with the Em Dash, En Dash, and Hyphen

Teresa Shellenbarger’s Wordcraft lesson clarifies the distinct uses of hyphens, en dashes, and em dashes in writing. Hyphens join words, en dashes indicate ranges, and em dashes provide emphasis or interruption. Understanding these marks enhances clarity in scholarly and professional writing by improving readability and sentence structure.