Writing coach and CUNY Journalism Press editor Timothy Harper tells us how to properly use ellipses, em dashes, and parentheses. FULL TRANSCRIPT: The default, typically, when we’re using ...

Word will then autocorrect the two hyphens into a dash. Use long dashes in the following situations: Emphasize additional information in the middle or end of a sentence. Long dashes provide more ...

For consistency in University writing do not include spaces ... of the letter "n" and is expressed in plain text as a hyphen ( - ). A traditional use of the en dash is in dates (2012-13), but since it ...

Find out more about using brackets in this video ... Re-write the sentences and add brackets, dashes or commas to show parenthesis and make the writing completely clear. 1. Add brackets to ...

They help us avoid confusion when writing sentences ... by many fans – decided to stay at the club. We can also use a single dash to show parenthesis at the end of a sentence, or as an after ...