They are not strong enough to set off phrases or words from a sentence. Use hyphens in the following situations: Use in compound numbers and fractions. Combine two adjectives that are working together ...

They're not the same thing at all. In fact they're really quite different. A hyphen is used to join two words together that describe a noun. They help us avoid confusion when writing sentences.

Many people don't know there are different kinds of dashes. They often call a hyphen a dash — which, to an editor, is like calling a period a colon. In fact, there are an unnerving assortment of ...

all hands (noun) all-hands (adjective/compound modifier) Hyphenate when used as an adjective/compound modifier: The commanding officer called all hands to the meeting. The Sailors attended the all ...