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Ryansamturner Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Are my uses of the hyphen correct?

In the following sentences is my usage of the hyphenated words correct?

'Tears were built-up in my eyes.'
'She was ill-looking.'
'It was non-important to me anymore.'
'Soon, my arms would be full-on red again.'

Also, when writing 'six feet under', would you bother hyphenating 'six feet' or would you just leave as is.

Thanks
Ryan
  

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"Tears were built-up in my eyes" doesn't look right. " "She was ill-looking" is possible. Traditionally it would mean that she looked unattractive.

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  • "Tears were built-up in my eyes" doesn't look right.
  • " "She was ill-looking" is possible.
  • Traditionally it would mean that she looked unattractive.
  • People might also understand it to mean that she looked unwell.
  • "It was non-important to me anymore" seems clumsy.
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"Tears were built-up in my eyes" doesn't look right. You can say "Tears had built up in my eyes."

"She was ill-looking" is possible. Traditionally it would mean that she looked unattractive. People might also understand it to mean that she looked unwell.

"It was non-important to me anymore" seems clumsy. You can say "It was not important to me any more."

"Soon, my arms w
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