If I had a cent for every misused hyphen or dash I corrected, I’d — well, I’d hardly be rich but I’d have THOUSANDS of cents!
Using hyphens and dashes correctly can be tricky, whether English is your mother tongue or a second language.
There are three sorts of hyphens and dashes. They are sometimes referred to as short, medium or long dashes. The correct terms are hyphen (-), en dash (–) and em dash (—).