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2007-09-22 05:57:26 · 3 answers · asked by C4 Snake 3 in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

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first two should .. week-long should be weeklong

2007-09-22 06:04:12 · answer #1 · answered by Helpfulhannah 7 · 1 0

i'm a hyphen hater, and that i hate all intense punctuation. in maximum circumstances they're non-obligatory, however the united kingdom has a tendency to apply some distance much less punctuation than the U. S.. "A definitive determination of hyphenation regulations does not exist; somewhat, different manuals of prefer prescribe different utilization regulations. the regulations of prefer that prepare to dashes and hyphens have better to assist ease of analyzing in complicated homes; editors generally settle for deviations from them that might actually help, somewhat than preclude, ease of analyzing. using the hyphen in English compound nouns and verbs has, in many cases, been progressively declining. Compounds that ought to as quickly as have been hyphenated are an increasing style of left with areas or are mixed into one be conscious."

2016-11-06 02:22:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

The recent update of the shorter Oxford dictionary has set the new standard. Look them up there. Most hyphens are being deleted from the English language, except where they are needed to prevent ambiguity. Check out the recent article on this topic in Yahoo- oddly enough- It appeared within the last week or so...

2007-09-22 06:06:32 · answer #3 · answered by jpturboprop 7 · 0 1

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