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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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All too familiar

Must there be a hyphen here: all-too-familiar.

Or, is all too familiar correct?
  

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Hi, I wouldn't use hyphens. Very, very generally speaking, hyphens in such cases are best avoided if possible in modern English writing. They are seen as making it 'too fussy'.

— Clive

  • Hi, I wouldn't use hyphens.
  • Very, very generally speaking, hyphens in such cases are best avoided if possible in modern English writing.
  • They are seen as making it 'too fussy'.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

I wouldn't use hyphens.

Very, very generally speaking, hyphens in such cases are best avoided if possible in modern English writing. They are seen as making it 'too fussy'.

Best wishes, Clive
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