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When should you hyphenate a word?

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Q: When should you hyphenate a word?
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Can you hyphenate handmade?

Can you, or should you? You can hyphenate it if you're moving between lines in a paragraph and need to break up the word. You shouldn't hyphenate it normally.


Do you hyphenate the word boxseat?

Yes it should be hyphenated.


When do you hyphenate the word thank you?

You would hyphenate "thank you" when it is used as an adjective before a noun, such as in "a thank-you card."


Hyphenate on going?

Don't hyphenate; ongoing is one word.


How do you hyphen the word investigation?

If you absolutely must hyphenate a word at the end of a line then you should do so between syllables (and not in the middle of a syllable) to ensure meaning remains intact. A good way to hyphenate this word would be: investi-gation.


How do you hyphenate improvement?

You can hyphenate the word improvement like this: im-prove-ment.


How do you hyphenate the word stepchild?

You do not generally hyphenate the word stepchild, because it is not a hyphenated word. If the question is where to hyphenate stepchild if you have to break it across two lines, it is not difficult to determine this, because the two syllables are actually separate words: step and child. If you have to hyphenate the word to break it, you would put step- on one line and child on the next. If the word is all on one line, you do not hyphenate it.


How would you hyphenate the word Charitable Foundation?

If possible the general rule is to hyphenate the word where the syllables join. If a word has no syllables do not hyphenate just carry the entire word to the next line. (e.g.: Chari-table Foundation)


How do you hyphenate the word products?

You don't


Where is the hyphenate in the word monolog?

mono-logue


How do you hyphenate the word recommendations?

recommend-ations


How do use hyphens for word breaks?

You should try to avoid doing this as much as possible. If you must then hyphenate in a place that leaves meaning intact. A good way is to hyphenate after complete syllables and never in the middle of a syllable.