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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Headstart or head start
Is head start one word or two?
The winery was Scott and Alissa's headstart before the others arrived.
The winery was Scott and Alissa's headstart before the others arrived.
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For hyphenation or open/closed compound questions, pick a single dictionary and use what it says. " (A more natural way to write that: Scott and Alissa got a head start at the winery while they were waiting for the others to arrive. )
- For hyphenation or open/closed compound questions, pick a single dictionary and use what it says.
- " (A more natural way to write that: Scott and Alissa got a head start at the winery while they were waiting for the others to arrive.
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For hyphenation or open/closed compound questions, pick a single dictionary and use what it says.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headstart -- I entered it as "headstart" and it gave me back "head start." Since m-w.c
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headstart -- I entered it as "headstart" and it gave me back "head start." Since m-w.c
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