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Goronsky Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Alternatives
As an alternative to the ugly dangling hyphen, do these work in boldface font?
five-to-ten-year-old children
Instead of: five- to ten-year-old children
five-to-ten-year-olds
Instead of: five- to ten-year-olds
a 500-to-900-word essay
Instead of: a 500- to 900-word essay
6-to-12-inch boards
Instead of: 6- to 12-inch boards
five-to-ten-year-old children
Instead of: five- to ten-year-old children
five-to-ten-year-olds
Instead of: five- to ten-year-olds
a 500-to-900-word essay
Instead of: a 500- to 900-word essay
6-to-12-inch boards
Instead of: 6- to 12-inch boards
Top answer
No.
- No.
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goronsky As an alternative to the ugly dangling hyphen, do these work in boldface font?five-to-ten-year-old childrenInstead of: five- to ten-year-old childrenfive-to-ten-year-oldsInstead of: five- to ten-year-oldsa 500-to-900-word essayInstead of: a 500- to 900-word essay6-to-12-inch boardsInstead of: 6- to 12-inch boardsWhat do you need such strangely hyphen
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goronskyIn a nutshell, the 'instead of's above are correct, then, right?Rover, a very respected moderator and expert in English grammar, said "No". Of course, you can bend the rules and write like that but it's still not up to standard.
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Actually, Anonymous, I said 'No' to goronsky's question 'Do these alternatives work?'
The versions beginning 'instead of' are indeed correct, and those with the additional hyphen are not.
The versions beginning 'instead of' are indeed correct, and those with the additional hyphen are not.
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