dfm/emcee — Issue #2: difference between - and -- and ---
Author: davidwhogg
Created: 2012-02-06 19:01:51+00:00
State: open

Correct usages include:

non-trivial process

Metropolis--Hastings step

The code---which is slow---is located at...

The - symbol is used to hyphenate words, ie, two words that combine to make an adjective. The -- symbol is used to connect words that represent a relationship (like "push--pull"). The --- symbol is used to separate parenthetical phrases.