A hyphen (-) is used to join or combine words or numbers together or to separate syllables.
Ex: We have to study African-Americans this year! (joining words)
We have ninety-three people in band. (joining numbers)
ve-he-ment (separating syllables)
Use a hyphen when the parts of the compounds are not commonly used together. Common compounds: worldwide, clockwise Unusual compounds: community-wide, nutrition-wise
A hyphenation is the use of the punctuation mark, the hyphen. The hyphen is used to join separate words and into single words, such as 'merry-go-round' and to separate syllables of a single word into parts, such as 'un-American.'
Yes is does. uh huh does have a hyphen, so remember it!
It is acceptable to spell "nonviolence" both with and without a hyphen.
The rule on this (for compound adjectives) is if one of the adjectives could be confusing to the reader, use a hyphen. For instance, "small-business owner," without the hyphen a person might think the business owner is a small person. This is a word phrase that doesn't seem to confuse people, so it is up to you. However, I find that people enjoy using hyphens as it simplifies the sentence structure; makes it easier to read. Generally, it is a good idea to hyphenate when you have a compound adjective in a sentence. I'd do it -- and I'm a marketing editor/proofreader.
What a hyphen does is it is showing you what you are saying in the sentence; it represents something. It is NOT to be used as a pause. Commas and semicolon's are used for that. For example, if I wanted to say something about a car, I would say "This car is very nice - it has leather seats." The hyphen is a place holder if you do not want to end a sentence because you are describing what you are talking about in the first part of the sentence.
You typically need only capitalize after sentence-ending punctuation, which a hyphen is not.
Yes it's correct.
A dash is used to connect two phrases; a hyphen is used to connect two words. Here are some examples. I use a hyphen for the compound word anti-matter. I use a dash to create a break in the flow of my sentence -- if you know what I mean.
No, a capital letter is not used after a hyphen unless it falls at the beginning of a sentence or is part of a proper noun. The word after the hyphen should be lowercase unless it is a proper noun.
What a hyphen does is it is showing you what you are saying in the sentence; it represents something. It is NOT to be used as a pause. Commas and semicolon's are used for that. For example, if I wanted to say something about a car, I would say "This car is very nice - it has leather seats." The hyphen is a place holder if you do not want to end a sentence because you are describing what you are talking about in the first part of the sentence.
Yes, the hyphen goes in the word "dead-end" because the two words together have a different meaning than separately.
The dictionaries that list it use a hyphen.
No, excitingly is one word so you would not use a hyphen in it.
Yes, use the hyphen to link words that would not flow if read separately. Test by first leaving the sentence incomplete: He used a sharply........??? Then try: He used an angled knife. The latter makes sense so in adding to it, there has to be a 'link' - the hyphen.
You do not use a hyphen when writing square feet. Using a hyphen would make it one word which should not be the case.
It isn't in the dictionary, so it'd be best to use a hyphen.