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Keenanbyrne Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Hyphen use

So, I think it's correct to say: "two-hour class."
And I've seen: "two-and-a-half hours."

But for a class lasting 2.5 hours:
Would it be "two-and-a-half-hour class"?
Because that seems over-hyphenated.

Thanks
  

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So, I think it's correct to say: "two-hour class."-- Yes.

And I've seen: "two-and-a-half hours."-- No. 'Two and a half hours'.

But for a class lasting 2.5 hours: Would it be "two-and-a-half-hour class"?-- Yes

Because that seems over-hyphenated.-- No
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