By Hyphens, Colons

Hi,The two fluffy pillows sit at the upper side on the bed / at the head of the bed; they remind me of the pillow fights I had, with my best friend, (friend's name), who often came for chitchat and study. Should Comma would be applied here? No. 'Chit-chat' has a hyphen.Don't use...

Hi,Welcome to the Forum.I am new to this site, if i am doing this wrong please correct me but i need your opinion and was so happy when i came upon this site. English is not my strong suit but i try and reason as you will see below. Just what would you do, Cheryl, if the situation were reversed?...

Hi I am new to this site, if i am doing this wrong please correct me but i need your opinion and was so happy when i came upon this site. English is not my strong suit but i try and reason as you will see below. Just what would you do, Cheryl, if the situation were reversed?(Am I correct to say...

Commas make a lot of people bonkers. Don't feel bad. The comma is required, but the colon is incorrect, as is the hyphen in social studies. I would also use a period instead of semi-colon, and would say things are founded ON, not BY, and I don't think you need "to learn."...

http://evotalk.net/blog/?p=108 Symbol Description & Ampersand (And) *　 Asterisk @ At sign, at \　 Backslash Close bracket ( Open parenthesis )　 Close parenthesis : Colon , Comma $ Dollar sign – Double dash … Ellipsis...

The writer exlicitly states he/she is talking about two things afterwards, so the "and to feel" is not an afterthought or a "not really included subject" subject element. I think these commas are given as guidance on how to read this passage outloud, with a longer than usual pause represented by...

Believer wrote: Hi, I sometimes dithers between the choices to use a colon or a hyphen when I am giving an explanation of the main clause in whole or in part like this one: In a race to learn English faster, a person needs to possess these two personal qualities among others to do better:...

Hi, I sometimes dithers between the choices to use a colon or a hyphen when I am giving an explanation of the main clause in whole or in part like this one: In a race to learn English faster, a person needs to possess these two personal qualities among others to do better: patience and...

An em-dash or M-dash is this: — I do prefer to leave at least a little space around it because it just looks "funny" to me without them. You can use them as a sudden break in your thought — hey, do you have anything to eat? Or the way you might use a colon — that is, to give a little more...

In this kind of situation, the m-dash is merely less formal than the colon. Either can be used here. The hyphen, on the other hand, serves only to separate compounded words like early-morning exercise or as a line break between syllables of a single word.PS: I see this is your first post,...