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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Hyphen and adverly with "LY"

Hello,

I know that you should not hyphen adverbs ending in "ly."

But is "early" one of these adverbs?

So, should "early-stage depression" be hyphenated or not?

It seems like "early-onset Alzeiheimers" is hyphenated...

Please help. Thank you.
  

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Hi, It's fine. Or you can reword a little, eg He is in a/the early stage of depression. Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, It's fine.
  • Or you can reword a little, eg He is in a/the early stage of depression.
  • Clive
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Hi,

It's fine.

Or you can reword a little,

eg He is in a/the early stage of depression.

Clive
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Hi Clive,

It's fine as in I SHOULD or SHOULD NOT hyphen?

Thanks.
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Hi,

Sorry, fineas you should.Emotion: smile

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