After all, once you've learned the difference between a hyphen and an em dash, there is no going back.
For example, it automatically creates en and em dashes when you use two or three hyphens.
I've decided to embrace em dashes and ellipses - knowing full well that some browsers and operating systems will display question marks instead.
He freely modernizes punctuation, which is fine, but is generous in the use of em dashes, so that in his letters he sounds like a breathless Jane Austen heroine.
Definition of em dash in US English:
em dash
nounˈem ˌdaSH
A long dash used in punctuation.
Example sentencesExamples
For example, it automatically creates en and em dashes when you use two or three hyphens.
He freely modernizes punctuation, which is fine, but is generous in the use of em dashes, so that in his letters he sounds like a breathless Jane Austen heroine.
After all, once you've learned the difference between a hyphen and an em dash, there is no going back.
I've decided to embrace em dashes and ellipses - knowing full well that some browsers and operating systems will display question marks instead.