Many people don't know there are different kinds of dashes. They often call a hyphen a dash — which, to an editor, is like calling a period a colon. In fact, there are an unnerving assortment of ...

Dashes on the other hand are used to separate out bits of information in a sentence. This is a type of parenthesis. Such as ‘The crocodile – who was fast – got away’. Hyphens are very useful.

Dashes on the other hand are used to separate out bits of information in a sentence. This is a type of parenthesis. Such as ‘The crocodile – who was fast – got away’. Hyphens are very useful.