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Where a hyphen (usually used to link two words), is only linked to one.

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Suspending non-hyphenated compounds of two nouns [closed]

I know that I can use hyphens to suspend compounds that are written with a hyphen to begin with, for example "first-class fares and second-class fares" can be written as "first- and ...
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Can a stem be used with differing prefixes, such as in "pre- and suffixes"?

Does the English language allow for reusing a word stem in the context of multiple prefixes? E.g.: pre- and suffixes both need a stem sur- and interfaces The machine was dis- and reassembled If so,...
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Hyphenating a compound word that is space separated [duplicate]

I have the two concept antibody and metal ion and I would like to pair them with conjugated. In the first case I would use antibody-conjugated. What's the correct typesetting in the second case? Is it ...
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Correct writing of "clinical- and policy-relevant evidence"

I'm struggling with concise writing of the following. None of the sentences "sound" nice. Could you give some guidance? A) There is a need for both clinically and policy-relevant evidence? ...
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Hyphenation of compound modifiers that have written-out numeric ranges in them

Is either of these approaches to hyphenation currently more popular than the other one is when it comes to printed publications? The drug is most promising for three-to-fifteen-year-old children. The ...
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Does the omission of the first part of a hyphenated compound run afoul of Chicago?

The top answer to the question Suspended hyphen in "ever-expanding and contracting gulf"? states that "ever-expanding and -contracting" runs afoul of Chicago. (I would have asked ...
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I need to use two compound words in a sentence and their first component is the same. Do I start the second word with a hyphen? [duplicate]

I need to write the following sentence in a description of a book's binding: "Printer's wrappers, housed in a cloth-backed and cloth-edged card slipcase." This seems clunky to me, and I ...
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Is it ever ac­cept­able to write slashes be­tween mul­ti­ple but sep­a­rate pre­fixes?

For ex­am­ple, can I get away with writing bio/tech­no­log­i­cal ad­vances have made? Even if this is or­tho­graph­i­cally ac­cept­able in one or another kind of writ­ten English, would it better for ...
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How does one correctly use a suspended hyphen when the words aren't written together? [duplicate]

My example in this case is "activity- and experience verbs", in the meaning "activity verbs and experience verbs". Does the hyphen suggest that "activity-verb" or "...
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Should I use a suspended hyphen here? "A group of five-to-nine-year-olds did it," or a "A group of five- to nine-year-olds did it"?

The title pretty much sums it up. Which of the following sentences is correct? "A group of five-to-nine-year-olds did it." "A group of five- to nine-year-olds did it." Moreover, ...
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How to properly place hyphens in a suspended compound that includes a parenthesis?

What is the correct way to format the bolded portion of this sentence with respect to hyphens and associated spaces? A set of approaches that mitigates these issues, by learning the optimal control ...
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Abbreviate one noun when combined with another that has same ending

Sorry for the probably a bit inappropriate title, I also didn't really know what to google for. My question is, if a have a sentense like "... due to the lack of scalability and maintainability" can ...
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What is the correct usage of hyphens with ranges (as in "a 5 to 10 minute rest")?

I'm having issues with figuring out which is correct: "The teacher told the students to take a 5 to 10 minute rest." "The teacher told the students to take a 5-to-10 minute rest." "The teacher told ...
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"market- and technology-based"

Many I ask if it is grammatically correct to put more than one noun in a compound adjective, e.g., "market-and technology-based", "market-and technology-driven"..etc? Many thanks!
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Suspended hyphen in"ever-expanding and contracting gulf"?

My hunch is a suspended hyphen is not needed preceding the second word (contracting), but the writer queried this and I'm not sure. (We go by the Chicago Manual of Style but I can't find an example ...
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How to use hyphens appropriately when listing multiple unhyphenated terms? [duplicate]

Very similiar to this question, but with an important difference: If two words share the same end, but do not contain a hyphen, can I also avoid repeating their ends when listing the words? How ...
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Correct usage of suspended hyphens in "upper- and lowercase" [duplicate]

I have seen some people using them while others not. Should I still use a suspended hyphen in the following snippet? I have used upper- and lowercase in my script.
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How to correctly hyphenate a phrase with clarifying word in parenthesis

How do I correctly hyphenate this phrase: using a client (browser) initiated session using a client- (browser-) initiated session using a client (browser)-initiated session The session ...
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Is the hyphen correct, in lieu of the percent symbol, in this suspended compound?

The Associated Press replied to me and said the suspended compound below is correct exactly as presented (that is, a hyphen after 10 without the % symbol). Do you concur with the logic and the ...
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>2-word compound modifiers and suspended hyphens

I have been taught that when creating compound modifiers, a hyphen (-) should be used if the compound consists of two words, while an en-dash (–) is used if the compound consists of three or more ...
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Is this the right usage of respectively? Is this sentence clear?

Is this the correct use of respectively? 40% weight was placed on client evaluations, with 30%, 20%, and 10% weight attributed to manager, peer, and self-evaluations respectively. Also is it ...
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Hyphenless suspended hyphen? [duplicate]

"I always excelled at database and literature mining". "I always excelled at database- and literature mining". "I always excelled at database- and literature-mining". What's the preferred version? In ...
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When refering to two distinct objects that share the same noun, can you omit one instance of the noun and leave only the corresponding adjective?

For example: "I have a red ball and a blue ball. The red and blue balls are in the corner." "There is a first circuit for detecting motion and a second circuit for compensating for the detected ...
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Suspended hyphen example

As far as I've seen, it seems like whether or not one should use suspended hyphens is determined on a mostly ad-hoc basis. So, I was wondering if someone could give me advice on whether or not the ...
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Is the second hyphen needed in "user-generated and -mediated"?

Which one of the following is more appropriate? ...offers scope for the theoretical integration of teaching, learning, and development with the culturally new user-generated and mediated contexts. ...
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Where to put the hypen (if any) in "status quo oriented"?

Writing the following sentence, During the negotiation of both regulations, bargaining power was distributed in favour of the status quo oriented states. I wonder where to put a hyphen, if any? ...
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Should " we studied it both on- and off-site" have both hyphens?

Should the phrase "we studied it both on- and off-site" have both hyphens? Or would "we studied it both onsite and offsite" be better?
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Prefix hyphen and another prefix hyphen [duplicate]

In a sentence reading peri- and post-stimulus is the first hyphen necessary? If not, what alternative structure should be used?
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multiple words connected using multiple hyphens or one?

There are many topics here related to multiple hyphen use, which seems to depend on various factors. human-voice controlled system human-voice-controlled system human voice-controlled ...
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Is this phrase "2- or 4-person" correct? [duplicate]

When listing a numerical hyphenation...,for example "2- or 4-person", does the first number have a unconnected hyphen? What is the general rule?
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Should one suspend a hyphen when using "two- to three-digit" phrase used as an adjective? [closed]

Example Sally alerted her accountant to four to five digit revenue discrepancies in the budget. Should it be: ...to four to five digit revenue discrepancies or with a suspended hyphen: ......
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Is the first hyphen in "Anti- and pro-American", "bi- and tri-monthy", "country- and state-specific" correct? [duplicate]

Those prefixes "Anti", "bi" etc would look odd as separate words, but then, even complete words like "country" or "state" ending with a dangling hyphen look odd. So what is the correct rule for this? ...
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In the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-centuries; suspended hyphen [duplicate]

How would you suggest to list centuries here: Suspended hyphen: In the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-centuries... Separated by commas: In the late nineteenth-, and early twentieth-, ...
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A suspended hyphen in a list with only one hyphenated word

Consider the list: experimental economics, behavioral economics, cognitive economics, evolutionary economics, and neuroeconomics. Well, I am editing a submission with the above list rendered by ...
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How to use hyphens appropriately when listing multiple hyphenated terms?

If multiple hyphenated terms share the same latter half, and I wish to list them without repeating that latter half, how should the hyphens be placed? For example: I will be investigating control ...
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Can I say this in English: "Hard- and Software"? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Use of hyphens when writing repeated compound words that has common parts In German we can use a hyphen as indication that there is a continuation of the current word ...
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How can you omit repetition of words with prefixes, e.g. "inputs and outputs"? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Use of hyphens when writing repeated compound words that has common parts I am looking for a general way of shortening the repetition of words with prefixes like "upwards and ...
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Use of hyphens when writing repeated compound words that have common parts

In my native language, Norwegian, one uses hyphens when stating two or more copulated compound words that has common parts (words). In a thesis I'm working on, should I write test specimens, test ...
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Can a hyphen be used without anything on the right side?

From this page: [...] in early parts of this century when it was the most user- and hardware-friendly Linux operating system available [...] Is the user- fragment valid (outside this technical/...
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Post-hyphenation of split compound words

Assuming that these two words off-topic on-topic must be hyphenated, which of the punctuations in the following sentences is correct? (crucial part emphasized) Regardless of whether it is an off or ...
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