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Ryansamturner Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

A couple of general questions?

'First date heartache'. Should it actually be hyphenated? 'First-date heartache'?

'A bath time story'. Should it be 'bathtime story' or 'bath-time story'?
  

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ryansamturner Should it actually be hyphenated? 'First-date heartache'? Yes.

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  • ryansamturner Should it actually be hyphenated?
  • 'First-date heartache'?
  • Yes.
  • ryansamturner A bath time story'.
  • Should it be 'bathtime story' or 'bath-time story'?
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ryansamturnerShould it actually be hyphenated? 'First-date heartache'?
Yes.
ryansamturnerA bath time story'. Should it be 'bathtime story' or 'bath-time story'?
The latter.
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Here's my take. first date heartache refers to the first heartache I've had on/before/after a date. first-date heartache refers to a common anguish on/before/after a date. We do have a 'bedtime' story that is one word. I've never heard of a 'bathtime' story (and our spell-check just told me it doesn't work - so a hyphen might be better).
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