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Rule "Hyphen, n-dash and m-dash"

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Description: Hyphen, n-dash and m-dash
Message: To join two clauses or introduce examples, consider using an em dash.
Category: Punctuation (ID: PUNCTUATION)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/dashes/
Tags: [picky]
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • In these educational establishments there were enrollments - mostly from elementary school — and a total of teachers.
    Correction suggestion: — , —, :
  • Institute Ricci de Macau - Association of cultural promotion of the Company of Jesus in Macau
    Correction suggestion: — , —, :
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • In the Midwest and Northwest portion are higher elevations, reaching 500 meters above sea level, highlighting Serra do Tumucumaque and Sierra Lombarda.
  • The "strong"-"weak" categorization is not the same as...
  • ... demonstrate a regular change *dw- → erk- in Armenian.
  • The entire indefinite noun endings -in and -un (with nunation) are left off.
  • There are about 110 U.S.-affiliated businesses operating in The Bahamas, and most are associated with tourism and banking.
  • The customer support team works from Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm (CET).
  • Roman Principate (30 BC - AD 284)
  • A number of independent Neo-Assyrian states arose, namely Adiabene (69 BC - 310 AD), Osroene (132 BC to AD 244) and Hatra (155 AD to 241 AD).
  • By the reign of Eriba-Adad I (1392 BC - 1366 BC) Mitanni influence over Assyria...
  • Proof: consider the function g which maps x to f(x) - x.
  • In a complete binary tree, a node's breadth-index (i - (2d - 1)) can be used as traversal instructions from the root.
  • 1 - ((75/216) × 2 + (15/216) × 3 + (1/216) × 11) = 4.6%
  • ...spired by a Basque place-name ending in - dze.
  • A - B - R - A - C - A - D - A - B - R - A A - B - R - A...
  • -10k
  • - Milestone -
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ID: DASH_RULE [3]
Version: 6.4-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-27 22:33:08 +0100)