Hyphens forever
December 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Hyphens forever
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE HYPHENS
December 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE HYPHENS
EIGHT NUMBER SECURITY CODES WITH NO HYPHENS ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE TO EVEN THE MILDLY DYSLEXIC
November 22, 2024 at 8:59 PM
EIGHT NUMBER SECURITY CODES WITH NO HYPHENS ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE TO EVEN THE MILDLY DYSLEXIC
THE BIG HYPHENS LMAOOOOO
August 1, 2026 at 6:09 PM
THE BIG HYPHENS LMAOOOOO
Hyphens MATTER people
May 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Hyphens MATTER people
Breaking: Quebec riding has dangerous number of hyphens #CanadaVotes #cdnpoli
April 29, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Breaking: Quebec riding has dangerous number of hyphens #CanadaVotes #cdnpoli
i didn't fight in the Wikipedia MOS:DASH wars just to start using hyphens in place of em dashes
"but I use that and I'm not an LLM" - I don't care. Also you have to start using hyphens even when you mean to use an em dash
"it isn't just X—it's Y" is by far the most annoying ChatGPTism
October 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
i didn't fight in the Wikipedia MOS:DASH wars just to start using hyphens in place of em dashes
Off-topic, but your occasional reminder that hyphens are important.
January 31, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Off-topic, but your occasional reminder that hyphens are important.
Hyphens are great.
February 1, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Hyphens are great.
When I smile for real my eyes turn into hyphens
March 26, 2026 at 1:43 AM
When I smile for real my eyes turn into hyphens
Missing some extremely load-bearing hyphens there
July 6, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Missing some extremely load-bearing hyphens there
Behold: my two most cited examples of why hyphens matter
May 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Behold: my two most cited examples of why hyphens matter
Hyphens join, en dashes join things that hyphens won't suffice for, and em dashes separate.
The rest is commentary.
#copyediting
The rest is commentary.
#copyediting
Sort of a Doris Day–as–Calamity Jane vibe, I'm thinking.
June 16, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Hyphens join, en dashes join things that hyphens won't suffice for, and em dashes separate.
The rest is commentary.
#copyediting
The rest is commentary.
#copyediting
can someone explain to the BBC how hyphens work
September 10, 2026 at 3:01 AM
can someone explain to the BBC how hyphens work
Those `-`s are en dashes or hyphens — an em dash is longer
January 18, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Those `-`s are en dashes or hyphens — an em dash is longer
writers and editors won't tell you this because they're gatekeeping but em dashes and en dashes and hyphens are actually all the same
May 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
writers and editors won't tell you this because they're gatekeeping but em dashes and en dashes and hyphens are actually all the same
he "saw the big hyphens" Jacko you cannot be doing literary critique when you are functionally less literate than the average chimpanzee
August 2, 2026 at 8:35 PM
he "saw the big hyphens" Jacko you cannot be doing literary critique when you are functionally less literate than the average chimpanzee
Why hyphens matter. As written, this means the dog trainers sniff out disease. Should read "disease-sniffing-dog trainers."
A woman I met published a poem called "On the Importance of Hyphens." It goes
Pink
skinned
baby.
A woman I met published a poem called "On the Importance of Hyphens." It goes
Pink
skinned
baby.
Thousands of US Department of Agriculture employees, including food inspectors and disease-sniffing dog trainers, remain out of work, leaving food to rot in ports and pests to proliferate.
DOGE’s Cuts at the USDA Could Cause US Grocery Prices to Rise and Invasive Species to Spread
Thousands of US Department of Agriculture employees, including food inspectors and disease-sniffing dog trainers, remain out of work, leaving food to rot in ports and pests to proliferate.
wrd.cm
March 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Why hyphens matter. As written, this means the dog trainers sniff out disease. Should read "disease-sniffing-dog trainers."
A woman I met published a poem called "On the Importance of Hyphens." It goes
Pink
skinned
baby.
A woman I met published a poem called "On the Importance of Hyphens." It goes
Pink
skinned
baby.
From my Facebook memories today.
A useful reminder that hyphens can be very important...
A useful reminder that hyphens can be very important...
November 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
From my Facebook memories today.
A useful reminder that hyphens can be very important...
A useful reminder that hyphens can be very important...
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekJforJocular
Proof that little things like hyphens are important 😂
(I know it’s not a photo but… 🤷🏼😁)
#grammar #funny
Proof that little things like hyphens are important 😂
(I know it’s not a photo but… 🤷🏼😁)
#grammar #funny
September 11, 2026 at 8:54 AM
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekJforJocular
Proof that little things like hyphens are important 😂
(I know it’s not a photo but… 🤷🏼😁)
#grammar #funny
Proof that little things like hyphens are important 😂
(I know it’s not a photo but… 🤷🏼😁)
#grammar #funny
Hyphens are important.
March 26, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Hyphens are important.
"It also denies me my Asian heritage"
begging the bri*ish people to learn about hyphens
begging the bri*ish people to learn about hyphens
September 23, 2026 at 5:37 PM
"It also denies me my Asian heritage"
begging the bri*ish people to learn about hyphens
begging the bri*ish people to learn about hyphens
How can I take University Challenge seriously if its makers think hyphens and en-dashes are interchangeable?
April 7, 2026 at 10:08 PM
How can I take University Challenge seriously if its makers think hyphens and en-dashes are interchangeable?