“Ex-” always takes a hyphen, while your “ex-wife’s” “great-grandfather” or her “half sister” may or may not be hyphenated. But hyphens can be overused, too. Do you really need one in “day care center” ...

Grammar and punctuation can be tricky when you’re writing. If you’re not sure what all those dashes are or how to use them, this video clearly explains the differences between the hyphen ...

June Casagrande is a grammar columnist and the author of “The Joy of Syntax: A Simple Guide to All the Grammar You Know You Should Know.” She can be reached at [email protected].

There is a lot of debate around hyphen usage in the grammar-nerd world (see: here), but I don’t think it seems nearly as egregious as calling one form of punctuation by another’s name. K.B.: ...

When to use a hyphen. A hyphen is what appears when you just press the button next to the zero key. In short, a hyphen links words together. It’s what you use to create a compound word, like ...

Hyphens are a pain. ... Grammar monkeys, that is. That’s what the copy editors of the Kansas newspaper the Wichita Eagle call themselves in their popular blog, https: ...

Commas, dashes and ellipses already had clearly defined roles, ... Grammar Geekery: How to use dashes, ellipses and commas to create … a dramatic pause. November 6, 2014. By Bill Walsh.

English grammar leans heavily on punctuation, but the rules can be mushy. Take the hyphen, for example. There was never a mushier punctuation mark than the hyphen. Why do we use it? When do we use it?

The Winston-Salem Dash are the high-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. They are also have a proper minor league team name -- a half-silly tribute to the local scene that looks good on a hat.