Our favourite mistakes #152: Punctuation

▶️ Look at these sentences:

1) Life-the gift of God.
2) She’s a middle–aged lady.
3) It’s a long -term plan.

❓What’s wrong?
❗️1) Should be a dash, not a hyphen. Dashes are like commas but stronger, for extra emphasis.
2) Should be a hyphen, not a dash. Hyphens turn two or more words into one.
3) Wrong space before the hyphen. Hyphens don't have spaces around them, dashes do.

Remember:
Hyphen = short, no spaces
Dash = long, with spaces

More about spacing in a previous post.

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