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Category: Hyphens

Colors: hyphenated or two words?

Colors: hyphenated or two words?

July 16, 2017 June 8, 2021

  Colors are supposed to follow the basic hyphenation rule: hyphenate adjectives before a noun, but not after. (Read more …

"Colors: hyphenated or two words?"
Prefixes: One word or hyphenated?

Prefixes: One word or hyphenated?

May 15, 2017 June 8, 2021

Skip to Quick Glance, Deeper Details, ante, anti**, auto, bi, bio, co**, counter, de, dis, extra, -fold, geo, hydro, hyper, …

"Prefixes: One word or hyphenated?"
Compounds: One word, two words, or hyphenated?

Compounds: One word, two words, or hyphenated?

June 6, 2017 June 8, 2021

Skip to | Compound Rules | Adjective Hyphen Rules | after | away | book- | -book | class | …

"Compounds: One word, two words, or hyphenated?"

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