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Does the phrase wake up have a hyphen?

Updated: 10/20/2022
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It depends. If you're saying I need a wake-up call then yes. But if you're saying something like I wake up at 6 am everyday, then no. I'm not exactly sure why but my English teacher corrected it from wake up call to wake-up call so I'm not questioning her intentions.

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