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When do you hyphenate words?
Posted on 10/21/16 at 10:53 am
Posted on 10/21/16 at 10:53 am
I'd say in most instances I'm pretty good with grammar rules, but I really have no clue about this rule. Is it one of those things where you can sort of do it whenever you want? I constantly hyphenate things like "a real-life application" or "world-renowned projects" or "case-based studies".
I was looking at a paper I just completed, and I think I might be a bit of a hyphen slut. What's the rule behind using this thing?
I was looking at a paper I just completed, and I think I might be a bit of a hyphen slut. What's the rule behind using this thing?
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Posted on 10/21/16 at 10:55 am to FootballNostradamus
It's a touch-n-go kinda situational thing.
Posted on 10/21/16 at 10:55 am to FootballNostradamus
When it's necessary.
Posted on 10/21/16 at 10:57 am to FootballNostradamus
You're using it correctly.
Posted on 10/21/16 at 10:57 am to FootballNostradamus
Generally hyphenate compound adjectives. However, most style manuals say that the hyphen can be left out if doing so would not cause any ambiguity (e.g., hot-water bottle vs. hot water bottle).
It used to be common to hyphenate adverb–adjective modifiers with the adverb ending in "ly", but most do not do so anymore (e.g., wholly owned subsidiary).
It used to be common to hyphenate adverb–adjective modifiers with the adverb ending in "ly", but most do not do so anymore (e.g., wholly owned subsidiary).
This post was edited on 10/21/16 at 10:59 am
Posted on 10/21/16 at 10:57 am to FootballNostradamus
Whenever the-frick I want.
Posted on 10/21/16 at 10:59 am to FootballNostradamus
When spell check tells me to
Posted on 10/21/16 at 11:00 am to FootballNostradamus
And a "hyphen slut" in a literal sense would be: Bianca Princess Elizabeth Johnson-Murphy... now she's a slut
Posted on 10/21/16 at 11:02 am to FootballNostradamus
When you put 2 or more nouns together to make an adjective
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