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How many spaces do you leave in a hyphenated word?
There should be no spaces within a hyphenated word. For example: ex-husband.Note in the example that there are no spaces before and after the hyphen.
How many times do you space after a hyphen?
In the case of a hyphenated word, none. In the case of a hyphen used as a dash, once before and once after.
How many times do you space a in a hyphenated word?
There shouldn't be any spaces in a hyphenated word.
How many spaces follow an abbreviation?
The number of spaces that follow an abbr. is one.
Is there a hyphen in the word 'ex husband'?
Yes, there is. Often, after a hyphenated word has been used for a very long time and is used by many people, the hyphen will be eliminated. Email is an example of this. Originally the word was e-mail.
Is the word stepchild hyphenated?
Not usually. Many compound words do begin with hyphenation, and co-operate is an example. Without the hyphen, it might be pronounced "cooper eight". Once the word is sufficiently well recognised, the hyphen is used less and less, so that many people nowadays write "cooperate".
How many spaces follow an apostrophe in a contraction?
There aren't any spaces after the apostrophe in a contraction (did you see what I did?)
Is windowpane a compound word?
It normally requires a hyphen: window-pane, but many hyphenated words are having their hyphens dropped, so in another 20 years it might be a genuine compound word.
How many spaces follow apostrophe that shows omission?
none
How many spaces should follow a semicolon in a sentence?
There should be one space.
How many spaces follow a period after an initial?
One space follows a period after an initial.
How many spaces follow an exclamation mark at the end of a sentence?
One space is sufficient.
