Hyphen?
The white painted door
or
The white-painted door
Please explain why, thanks!
Top answer
I would use the hyphen as I feel the door has been painted white and therefore the two words act as one adjective. It is not a white door that happens to have been painted; it is a door that has been painted white and that is the point of the phrase.
- I would use the hyphen as I feel the door has been painted white and therefore the two words act as one adjective.
- It is not a white door that happens to have been painted; it is a door that has been painted white and that is the point of the phrase.
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I would use the hyphen as I feel the door has been painted white and therefore the two words act as one adjective. It is not a white door that happens to have been painted; it is a door that has been painted white and that is the point of the phrase.
0George the platypusThe white painted door or The white-painted door
Neither of those looks right to me.
I think you'll be happier with the door painted white (no hyphens).
CJ
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