From 8a5361211c66e8df571cc07b9e5df31434106713 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: andreatest2 Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2026 22:36:37 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] improving examples --- README.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3933a23..f4de2e8 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,3 +1,3 @@ -A hyphen (-) is a punctuation mark used to join words (e.g. in "thirty-year-old piano") as compound modifiers, and sometimes to separate syllables of a single word (e.g. "re-educate") to either avoid ambiguity or separate two parts of a single word across a line break. Conventions do vary by style guide. +A hyphen (-) is a punctuation mark used to join words (e.g. in "thirty-year-old piano") as compound modifiers, and sometimes to separate syllables of a single word to avoid ambiguity (e.g. "co-op" vs. "coop"), to aid in pronunciation (e.g. "co-opt"), or separate two parts of a single word across a line break. Conventions do vary by style guide. -The hyphen should not be confused the minus sign (−); with an en-dash (–), or an em-dash (—); or with the horizontal bar (―), which can vary in length. \ No newline at end of file +The hyphen should not be confused the minus sign (−); with an en-dash (–), or an em-dash (—); or with the horizontal bar (―), which can vary in length. \ No newline at end of file -- 2.49.1