Using Hyphens to Avoid Confusion
If I called you a short story editor, would I be remarking on your height? I would be, if I…
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What about Those Techy Terms?
I would be remiss if I didn’t spend a moment going over hyphenation as it applies to technology-related words. This…
Prefixes with Hyphenation
Hyphenation is the bane of many a writer. Wilson Follett, author of Modern American Usage: A Guide, wrote, “Nothing gives…
When Not to Hyphenate
Writers often hyphenate when they aren’t supposed to. It always seems to make sense that if you have two words…
More Handy Hyphenation Rules
I’ve presented a number of posts on hyphenation, so if this is a subject that you get stuck on, check…
Rules for open and closed hyphenation
One hyphenation rule that you can almost take to the bank is this one: when you use a compound adjective…
Hyphenating Numbers and Colors
Hyphens. Probably the most misused bit of punctuation next to the semicolon. Writers hyphenate all over the place, and then…
Hyphenation–Not-So-Easy-to-Understand Rules
I think the most errors I see when editing manuscripts have to do with hyphenation. In an earlier post, I…
Handy Hyphenation Chart
Hyphenation is a real problem for writers. There are so many rules, and sometimes no consistency to them. The best…
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