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Answer: Hyphenating Compound Words

Mar 30, 2009 18:24

Anonymous asks: Is there a rule of thumb about hyphenating compound words?

With examples from Stargate SG-1, The X-Files, and Heroes.

( Short answer? Not really. For a slightly longer answer, take a peek under the cut )

usage:hyphenation, punctuation:hyphen, pos:nouns, !answer, pos:modifiers, author:kay_brooke, pos:adjectives

Comments 3

wanted_a_pony March 30 2009, 22:50:41 UTC

Boy, is this a topic I need to study! Can you recommend one or more on-line dictionary resources? I haven't found one yet that seems to be able to handle any but the commonest phrases....

theemdash March 30 2009, 23:18:47 UTC

My favorite is dictionary.com because they reference several dictionary services.

phishy March 31 2009, 03:21:24 UTC

Great article! Freshman-year composition didn't really clear up all the hyphen mystique, so I was psyched to find that one of you guys had done it~. &hearts