On March 18, 2011, the small straight line between “e” (for electronic) and “m” (for mail) finally gave up the ghost after a long struggle with trying to remain relevant in a society that wishes ...

Yes, there is a real difference between a hyphen vs. dash. And here's how these tiny marks can make a big difference in your writing. When you’re writing by hand, a hyphen and a dash can look pretty ...

If you’ve ever found yourself confused about the difference between a dash and a hyphen, and when to use a hyphen, you’re far from alone. When you handwrite them, they probably look exactly the same.

To set the stage for the 21st Century debate about the use of a hyphen in today's Internet society, we need to digress far into the last century: Let's call the whole thing off." The words were ...

It seems we're always declaring our great fondness for this punctuation mark or that one. Oh, the whimsical nature of the semicolon and how smart she makes us feel. Oh, the gorgeous curves of the ...

A debate surrounds the em dash, dubbed the 'ChatGPT hyphen'. Gen Z and social media users link it to AI content. However, literary figures like Jane Austen used it too. Its presence in AI stems from ...

Bill Walsh, a Post copy editor since 1997, is the author of “Lapsing Into a Comma,” “The Elephants of Style” and “Yes, I Could Care Less.” He tweets about language as @TheSlot. Starting today, you ...