The hyphen joins two words or a prefix to a word: writer-director, co-pilot, model-slash-actress.
The ellipsis is for sentences that trail off: "Little did he know..." or to condense quoted material: "Among the guests were...Donald Trump and Warren Buffett."
The dash or m-dash in fiction is for sudden interruption: "What the--?"
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Wait. Is that a quote from Wesley Crusher?
Explain to me the difference between... and the hyphen.
The hyphen joins two words or a prefix to a word: writer-director, co-pilot, model-slash-actress.
The ellipsis is for sentences that trail off: "Little did he know..." or to condense quoted material: "Among the guests were...Donald Trump and Warren Buffett."
The dash or m-dash in fiction is for sudden interruption: "What the--?"
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