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Should the words “much needed” be hyphenated or not? [duplicate]
Here's an example of what I mean:
"It's time for some much needed rest and relaxation."
Or should it be:
"It's time for some much-needed rest and relaxation."
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“Simple to use” or “simple-to-use”? [duplicate]
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Should I use “ related” or “-related”
I am not sure which one of these two forms is the correct one: "simple to use" or "simple-to-use".
My hypothesis is that depends ...
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Proper punctuation of “three to five page essay” [duplicate]
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How to write dashes in “a 2-4-room-apartment”?
Which is the best way to write the quotation in the Question Title using numbers?
3–5-page essay
3 to 5-page essay
3–5 ...
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Should it be “mid 80s” or “mid-80s”?
When discussing temperatures or decades, should it be hyphenated?
I understood that two-word adjectives need to be hyphenated, but why does MS Word think this should be, too?
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How to modify “one-third” by an adverb?
Would it be correct to merge with hyphens one-third-contiguously in the following phrase?
I propose to elect by 3 quotas, each per one-thirds-contiguously of time-zones.
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“One-Day Only Promotion” or “One-Day-Only Promotion”
A copywriter I'm working with wrote "One-Day Only Promotion" but my feeling is that "One-Day-Only Promotion" is correct. The first three words describe 'Promotion'. I know you don't hyphenate adverbs, ...
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“Logged-in”, “log-ined”, “login-ed”, “logined”, “log-in-ed”, “logged in”? [duplicate]
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“log in to” or “log into” or “login to”
This following question, where and how to append "-ed", is not addressed in thу "possible ...
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Chainsaw-equipped or chainsaw equipped?
Is it chainsaw-equipped or chainsaw equipped? And with what kind of former words to use "-" properly?
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Should I use “ related” or “-related”
What is the correct use of the term "related?" For example, should I use it like computer related, or is it more proper to use computer-related (where the word "computer" is just part of my ...
