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Punctuation when using a list of adjective pairs set apart by “yet”
I'm proofreading something, and came across this sentence:
We believe the strength of our design is in our ability to be dynamic yet focused, clean yet inviting and organized yet exploratory.
It ...
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Use of a comma within a descriptive phrase
In the sentence "Their work involves commercial solar heating systems," should there be a comma after the word "commercial"? These are solar heating systems for commercial use as opposed to private ...
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Hyphenation in compound adjectives [duplicate]
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To hyphenate or not?
When is it necessary to use a hyphen in writing a compound word?
When is it appropriate to use a hyphen?
In the sentence "Portland is known to ...
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How to connect a word and a phrase with a hyphen?
For example, "file system" and "related". Is it "file system-related"? It will appear as if it is a compound of "file" and "system-related", won't it?
