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Dashes Hyphens and Slashes
Dashes are used to stress a certain point or to indicate an interruption in thought. Hyphens are used to separate a single word’s syllables or to join words. Slashes are commonly used in dates, fractions and to indicate “or”.
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Hyphens are used to link words and parts of words. They are not as common today as they used to be, but there are three main cases where you should use them:
- in compound words
- to join prefixes to other words
- to show word breaks
Does semimonthly need a hyphen?
No , it's just semimonthly. Kinda like biweekly .
Hope this helped :)
Working hard or hardly working?
Well, sir, or ma'am. Whatever you are. It doesn't matter. Cause no one cares.
What does colon hyphen P mean?
colon hyphen P, aka :-P is basically a funny face sideways. The colon are the eyes, the hyphen is the nose and the P is the mouth with its tongue sticking out.
Do compound words have hyphens?
While it's true that some compound words have hyphens, all compound words do not. For example, the words horsefly, chestnut, and birdhouse are compound words, yet they don't have hyphens. On the other hand, a few words have hyphens, but are still compound words.
A common rule in determining whether a compound word should be one word or two is how the word is used in context. Phrases that have a verb/noun or verb/adjective combination should be two words if the combined term is a verb and one word if the compound word is a noun or description. For instance, "my car will never break down" uses "break" as a verb, whereas "Michael had a breakdown" uses "break" as part of a noun. This is useful in determining the difference between one and two word compound phrases, but does not really help us with whether to hyphenate compound words or not.
One usually consistently hyphenated form of compound words are those with a connecting middle word. Terms such as merry-go-round or mother-in-law are almost always written with a hyphen. One exception is commander in chief, which is frequently seen without the hyphen, especially when referring to the President of the United States as an alternate title.
Yes, it would be. But it is a poor choice for converting a predicate adjective into a leading one.
The term well-appearing might be misunderstood given the multiple meanings of the verb "appear."
