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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Best-selling or best selling?

Hello,

I need some help with some copy:

"The best selling sign and display printers are back with all new features"

is the phrase. In this case, should best selling be hyphenated? My instincts say no, but I'm not certain. Any help would be much appreciated!

Thank you.
  

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Yes. Also, "all-new" should be hyphenated if the intended meaning is what I think.

— GPY

  • Yes.
  • Also, "all-new" should be hyphenated if the intended meaning is what I think.
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Yes. Also, "all-new" should be hyphenated if the intended meaning is what I think.
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Anonymous In this case, should best selling be hyphenated?
Is one of your products a "selling sign and display printer"?
And do you have several of them to choose from?
And some of them you regard as the best (most popular) of the lot?
Then do not hyphenate.
"The best [selling sign and display printers]

If that is not the case, do your
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AlpheccaStarsThen do not hyphenate."The best [selling sign and display printers]
To be honest, I cannot imagine a case where this interpretation would be plausible.
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GPYTo be honest, I cannot imagine a case where this interpretation would be plausible.
Right. I was just illustrating the point with the poster's sentence, as implausible as it is.
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AlpheccaStarsRight. I was just illustrating the point with the poster's sentence, as implausible as it is.
Oh, OK, I see.
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