Hyphen and Dash

One day in a place called Alam Khayalan, there are two men...

W: Assalamu'alaikum.

A: Wa'alaikumussalam.

W: Sir, may you help me?

A: Yes, of course.

W: What's the difference between these symbols "—" and "-"?

A: The long symbol "—" is called Dash while the short "-" is called Hyphen.

W: Are they same in function?

A: No. The dash is used like this sample sentence, "I lived in Kentang from 2013—2016". The hyphen is used like this, "The twelve-year-old boy is looking for part-time job". Do you understand?

W: Ooo yes sir, alhamdulillah I know now. But I have one question more about oxford comma. Can you explain that comma?

A: Hmm, about oxford comma. Ok. Please look these two sentences, "I have a wok, dipper, and bolt." and "I have a wok, dipper and bolt.". Can you see the difference? Look carefully!

W: Hmm.. Yes sir, I see. There is a comma before word "and" in the first sentence whereas the second is not.

A: Ok, that's called oxford comma. The oxford comma is an additional comma before word "and" in the last thing mentioned. If there's not a comma before the word "and" so it's called AP style (Associated Press style).

W: Ooh.. Ok sir, thank you very much.

A: My pleasure.

W: Jazakallahu khair.

A: Wa iyyaka jazakallahu khair..

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Condemn boringness in the bus, I writed this note. The matter is from iCan Course group.
On the way to Surabaya...
Ngawi, 29 December 2017
~WA

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