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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Do I use a hyphene

.........the noble and honourable scribe-angels.

Should scribe angels be hyphenated?
  

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Probably not. For example, "guardian angels" is not ordinarily hyphenated.

— Teechr

  • Probably not.
  • For example, "guardian angels" is not ordinarily hyphenated.
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Probably not. For example, "guardian angels" is not ordinarily hyphenated.
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Do I use a hyphene (Original post)

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I would hyphenate it. Such terms commonly lose their hyphens after years of frequent use,

'Guardian angels' has been a well-established phrase for generations, whereas 'scribe-angels' sounds like a specially coined name for entities in a fantasy novel.
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Thank you all. yes, that's what it is
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