The Winston-Salem Dash are the high-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. They are also have a proper minor league team name -- a half-silly tribute to the local scene that looks good on a hat. But ...

Are you a dashaholic? It’s a thing, apparently. I’m more of a colon abuser myself: as if everything I write is so important it requires the colon’s drumroll effect. I’ve known more than a few comma ...

When you’re writing by hand, a hyphen and a dash can look pretty similar, although the meanings differ. You might throw in a hyphen to link two well-known words or add a dash—for impact, of course.