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AndyHubball Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Hyphenated or not?

Hello Everyone

I'm writing a poem which has the following two lines:

fir tree growing tips

hardening to cones


Does 'growing tips' need a hyphen? Without it, I think the line could be read to mean tips for how to grow a fir tree. I do struggle with hyphens.

Andy

  

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AndyHubball Does 'growing tips' need a hyphen? Without it, I think the line could be read to mean tips for how to grow a fir tree. I do struggle with hyphens.

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  • AndyHubball Does 'growing tips' need a hyphen?
  • Without it, I think the line could be read to mean tips for how to grow a fir tree.
  • I do struggle with hyphens.
  • Funny, but I read it the way you meant it no problem first try.
  • But you're right, it's not ideal.
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AndyHubballDoes 'growing tips' need a hyphen? Without it, I think the line could be read to mean tips for how to grow a fir tree. I do struggle with hyphens.

Funny, but I read it the way you meant it no problem first try. But you're right, it's not ideal. I am not sure a hyphen helps very much because it doesn't belong in any event. it will only make the re

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