Dash or Hyphen?

[englishhobby]

What is the proper way to read the sign "-"?
Is it "dash" or "hyphen"?


my-shop.com

 

[Roman55]

I am not a teacher.

It's a hyphen.

 

[Raymott]

It's also a minus sign in the appropriate context.

 

[Rover_KE]

With a space before and after, it's commonly used as a dash when '—' is not available - like that.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Many use two hyphens to indicate a dash.

 

[Tarheel]

Please use the default font. (I had trouble reading that, and I'm wearing eyeglasses. (I mean the first post, of course.))

(I was thinking just what Mike "said" -- is that weird or what?)

 

[Barb_D]

Just to make it more fun, there are two types of dashes: en-dashes and em-dashes.
If you ever want to talk dashes, ask.

 

[MikeNewYork]

I never understood the need for en-dashes. One dash is enough.

 

[englishhobby]

I still can't understand - when you read the name out loud (my-shop.ru), should you use the word "dash" or "hyphen"?

 

[englishhobby]

It's also a minus sign in the appropriate context.

I gave the example - my-shop.ru. Is it right to say that if you dictate this name to someone on the phone you should say "hyphen", not "dash"?

 

[englishhobby]

Please use the default font. (I had trouble reading that, and I'm wearing eyeglasses. (I mean the first post, of course.))

(I was thinking just what Mike "said" -- is that weird or what?)

Sorry, I've corrected the font size in the first post (just didn't notice))

 

[Rover_KE]

I gave the example - my-shop.ru. Is it right to say that if you dictate this name to someone on the phone you should say "hyphen", not "dash"?

Yes.

 

[emsr2d2]

I would say "my hyphen shop dot r u".