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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Face-to-face hyphenated before a gerund (not a noun)?
Which one is correct?
"It has an important role in face to face selling?"
"It has an important role in face-to-face selling?"
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This is what I learned (tell me if I'm wrong):
Face-to-face should always be hyphenated if it's an adjective before a noun ("We had a face-to-face talk.").
But if it's not an adjective ("We have to talk face to face."), there is no set rule and it depends on the style guide whether it should be hyphenated or not.
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But what about gerunds? The word "selling" looks like a noun, but is actually a gerund, I think. Should face-to-face be hyphenated before a gerund?
"It has an important role in face to face selling?"
"It has an important role in face-to-face selling?"
__________
This is what I learned (tell me if I'm wrong):
Face-to-face should always be hyphenated if it's an adjective before a noun ("We had a face-to-face talk.").
But if it's not an adjective ("We have to talk face to face."), there is no set rule and it depends on the style guide whether it should be hyphenated or not.
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But what about gerunds? The word "selling" looks like a noun, but is actually a gerund, I think. Should face-to-face be hyphenated before a gerund?
Top answer
"), there is no set rule and it depends on the style guide whether it should be hyphenated or not. That is essentially right, as it is for hyphenated adjectives in general. Anonymous But what about gerunds?
- "), there is no set rule and it depends on the style guide whether it should be hyphenated or not.
- That is essentially right, as it is for hyphenated adjectives in general.
- Anonymous But what about gerunds?
- The word "selling" looks like a noun, but is actually a gerund, I think.
- Should face-to-face be hyphenated before a gerund?
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AnonymousThis is what I learned (tell me if I'm wrong):Face-to-face should always be hyphenated if it's an adjective before a noun ("We had a face-to-face talk.").But if it's not an adjective ("We have to talk face to face."), there is no set rule and it depends on the style guide whether it should be hyphenated or not.That is essentially right, as it is for
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