castanyes blaves
Random ramblings about some random stuff, and things; but more stuff than things -- all in a mesmerizing and kaleidoscopic soapbox-like flow of words.1/10/2006
Hyphens
A hyphen separates the parts of a compound word, like "daughter-in-law". To get one, type "-".
En-dashes
An en-dash is a bit longer than a hyphen, and it used to separate the elements of a range ("see pages 5--7"). To get one, type "--" (two hyphens in a row). (If you really want two hyphens in a row, type "{-}{-}".) Don't use an en-dash to separate compound words, but remember to use en-dashes, not hyphens, for the page ranges in references.
Em-dashes
An em-dash is a punctuation mark. (As in: "A specter is haunting Europe---the specter of Communism.") To get one, type "---" (three hyphens in a row); the typographical convention is that there is no space between an em-dash and the surrounding text.
Minus signs
To get a minus sign, which is longer than a hyphen, you need to go into math mode. If you type "-5" in text, the "-" is typeset as a hyphen; you need to type $-5$ (or, if you're using Scientific Word, put the "-5" in math mode).
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