Hyphen Use

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» Words coming together to act as a single adjective or “compound modifiers” are to be hyphenated.

For example: one-way street
vinegar-glazed onions
well-known author


» Nevertheless, a compound modifier placed after a noun is not hyphenated.

For example: Angel’s onions were vinegar glazed.


» Compound numbers spelled out require hyphens.

For example: thirty-six
thirty-six years old


» Hyphens are used with most prefixes.

For example: anti-German mid-1830s self-assured
ex-boyfriend pre-Second World War T-shirt
mid-July senator-elect

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