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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Hyphenated adjectives
I'm writing a short blurb for a dating website. What do I do in the case of compound adjectives following a comma? Do I hyphenate them or not? For example:
"I'm a nice guy, well educated, open minded and down to earth."
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"I'm a nice guy, well-educated, openminded and down-to-earth."
"I'm a nice guy, well educated, open minded and down to earth."
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"I'm a nice guy, well-educated, openminded and down-to-earth."
Top answer
Style guides would tell you the hyphenation in your second sentence is right, but also fussy looking. I'm a down-to-earth, nice guy with good eduation and an open mind..
- Style guides would tell you the hyphenation in your second sentence is right, but also fussy looking.
- I'm a down-to-earth, nice guy with good eduation and an open mind..
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Style guides would tell you the hyphenation in your second sentence is right, but also fussy looking.
I'm a down-to-earth, nice guy with good eduation and an open mind..
I'm a down-to-earth, nice guy with good eduation and an open mind..
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