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reestablish vs. re-establish
Which form of this word is more appropriate for general use?
I would expect someone to misread reestablish more often than re-establish, however it is more consistent in context with renew, ...
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How many hyphens are appropriate in “Vietnam war veteran turned performing artist Joe Smith”? [duplicate]
How many hyphens should there be in this phrase?
Vietnam war veteran turned performing artist Joe Smith
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“Multi-column” or “multicolumn”? [duplicate]
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To hyphenate or not?
Which is the proper one? I mainly use this term in computer terminology, like "grid multicolumn sorting".
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Is it “thousands of postmen and women” or “thousands of postmen and -women”?
Is it "thousands of postmen and women" or "thousands of postmen and -women"? Is the use of a hyphen correct in the latter case?
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1answer
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When adding prefixes to noun phrases, should you hyphenate? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When is it necessary to use a hyphen in writing a compound word?
Using “non-” to prefix a two-word phrase
When adding a prefix to a noun, I've been taught to usually ...
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3answers
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1D vs. one-dimensional vs. 1-dimensional?
In much of the scientific literature, the words 1D, one-dimensional, 1-dimensional, and 1-D occur frequently. Which of these is the best practice? Are there general principles for deciding which is ...
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2answers
291 views
Hyphens after the prefixes “non-” and “anti-” in mathematics
Is there a convention when to attach the prefixes non- and anti- to mathematical terms using a hyphen and when without?
One uses non-zero but also noncommutative.
Likewise for anti-. I no longer ...
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1answer
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Should I say “3 half days” or “3 half-days” or “3 half-day”?
Should I say "3 half days" or "3 half-days" or "3 half-day"? I mean I want to refer to, for example, the a.m. of Monday, the p.m. of Wednesday, and the a.m. of Friday, together.
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1answer
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Breaking last word in the lines [duplicate]
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What are the rules for splitting words at the end of a line?
In printed texts, especially those with narrow columns, it's necessary from time to time to divide the last ...
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“Troubleshooting”, “trouble-shooting”, or “trouble shooting”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When is it necessary to use a hyphen in writing a compound word?
To hyphenate or not?
Which versions are correct, "troubleshooting", "trouble-shooting", or "trouble ...
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Should “forty-year” in this context be hyphenated? [duplicate]
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Pluralization rule for “five-year-old children”, “20 pound note”, “10 mile run”
Mr. Willow’s more than forty-year experience in ...
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2answers
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Is it an “Ngram” or an “n-gram”? [closed]
I made an edit to a question and the portion mentioning the n-gram chart was reverted. I was reading the Wikipedia article about n-grams and added the hyphen based on that usage. This article says ...
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241 views
“Open source” as a verb
I encountered a problem when I started to write a report including some notes on open source software.
The problem I have is if I can use open source as a verb like:
We open sourced some ...
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2answers
737 views
“Reset” or “re-set”?
As far as I know there are two different meanings of the word "reset":
to restore an object/value to a previous/initial state - that's the most widely use of the word;
to set the value/state a ...
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1answer
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In “type of guy” constructions, do you use hyphens or not? For example [duplicate]
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To hyphenate or not?
"Did you see this silly poll? It says that if I were a superhero, I would be Captain America."
"Really? I don't know; I see you as more of a ...
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“Runtime”, “run time”, and “run-time”
The CLR under .NET is referred to as the "Common Language Runtime." It seems that the convention is "runtime" for a noun and "run-time" for the adjective. Is this correct or should it be "runtime" ...
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2answers
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Hiscore vs Highscore [closed]
Which of these are correct?
Hiscore
Hi-score
Highscore
High-score
I have seen all except the last being used.
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What is the standard rule for using or not using hyphen and diaeresis on the words like reelect , reexamine, and cooperate?
I found that diaeresis is used on the word, reelection in the following sentence of the article titled “Rational Irrationality” in the New Yorker magazine (April 27).
“This morning’s news that ...
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3answers
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“Stand up comedy”, “standup comedy”, or “stand-up comedy”?
I've seen all three versions for describing a person on stage performing comedy: "stand up", "standup", and "stand-up".
My guess is that the term started as two words, but as the performance form ...
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In a formal document, may the hyphen be omitted from “e-mail”? [duplicate]
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“Email” or “e-mail”?
For a formal document such as a CV, would it be acceptable to use the term "email", or is only "e-mail" acceptable?
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1answer
474 views
“How-to” or “how to” in reference to tutorial [closed]
Should I refer to a tutorial as a how-to or a how to? Is there a grammatical rule for this?
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1answer
239 views
When to spell out non-alphanumeric characters?
If a term contains non-alphanumeric characters, when (if ever) should these characters be spelled out? For example:
C++ written as C Plus Plus
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3answers
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“Raspyness” vs “raspy-ness”
If I'm talking about someone's voice is raspyness or raspy-ness correct?
The raspyness of Cobain’s voice adds another layer of complexity to the song.
The raspy-ness of Cobain’s voice adds ...
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“Username”, “user name” or “user-name”
In computer science, you should have a username or a user name or a user-name and a password to be able to log into the system.
Which one is the correct spelling?
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4answers
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“Real time”, “real-time” or “realtime”
Which of real time, real-time and realtime is correct when you are talking about seeing something as it happens?
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1answer
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Shorebased, Shore-based or Shore Based?
What is the best or correct way to spell this adjective (e.g. shorebased training)?
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3answers
6k views
Is it “front-end”, “frontend”, or “front end”?
Possible Duplicate:
When to use a hyphen in writing a compound word
Which is correct?
front-end engineering
frontend engineering
front end engineering
I looked over ...
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4answers
360 views
How to write dashes in “a 2-4-room-apartment”?
I want to write in the announcement a description of an eventual apartment, which I am searching as a rental. I am interested in apartments with 2, 3, or 4 rooms. How should I write the compound ...
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2answers
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Can there be a hyphen in “nonlinear”?
As the title says, I'm wondering if "non-linear" is an acceptable spelling of the word "nonlinear."
A bit of research on this site turns up Is the use of a hyphen between "non" and an ...
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2answers
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Is “webdesigner” a word?
I am a uh, designer of websites, and I would like to use the phrase for my profession correctly. Unfortunately, webdesigner is flagged by Google Chrome's spellchecker as a misspelling, and web ...
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4answers
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Which is the correct spelling: “Granddad” or “Grand-dad” or “Grandad”?
Granddad or Grand-dad or Grandad?
Which is the correct spelling?
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3answers
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Different syllabic boundaries in various dictionaries?
Consider, for instance, the word "university":
American Heritage: u·ni·ver·si·ty
Collins Cobuild: uni|ver|sity
Merriam Webster: uni·ver·si·ty
As you see, syllabic boundaries differ.
I read ...
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4answers
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What's up with the hyphen in “orang-utan”?
For most of my life 'till about a couple of years ago, I had only seen the spelling orangutan written to describe those delightful red-headed apes from the tropical forests of Borneo. Lately, though, ...
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3answers
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How should wireless technology names be hyphenated and capitalized?
How should wireless technology names be hyphenated and capitalized?
"a wireless g network"?
"a wireless-g network"?
"a wireless-G network"?
"a wireless G network"?
none of the above?
Does a formal ...
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2answers
236 views
What is the difference between `-` and `--` [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When should I use an em-dash, an en-dash, and a hyphen?
Is there any difference between:
-
and
-- or in some cases, a long dash
I have seen these two used lots of ...
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3answers
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adding a prefix “re” to a word, with or without a hyphen?
In science we often invent words, but that doesn't mean we know how to spell them. Most of the time words are invented by adding prefixes. In that case should there be a hyphen or not? Specifically, I ...
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1answer
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When should I use an em-dash, an en-dash, and a hyphen?
I generally know how to use a hyphen, but when should I use an en-dash instead of an em-dash, or when should I use a hyphen instead of an em-dash?
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14answers
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“Email” or “e-mail”?
Which way of writing the word: "Email" or "e-mail" is correct? Both variants seem to be in wide use. If both ones are okay, maybe there is a difference in contexts they have been used (one is more ...
