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This tag is used to clarify the spelling of compound words. Should two words be separated by a space, joined with a hyphen, or run together with no space at all?

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Multiple hyphens in a word or 'word': are such assemblages acceptable?

I don't personally think that using multiple hyphens is a general problem. I have often seen words like "four-year-old" and the like to make an example. Since self-sustaining is written with a hyphen …
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