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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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hyphenated words

0 Can someone help explain why it is floodwaters and folksinger but day-long? How to know when to use a hyphen! 0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 00My dictionary gives these words as02br 02br 01font 00flood waters (noun)02font 02br 02br 01font 00folksinger 01i 01u 00(but02u 02i 00 folk song) (nouns)02font 02br 02br 01font 00daylong (adjective)02font 02br 02br 00Anyway, such compound nouns are often written with and without hyphens, without any objection from anyone. 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 00My dictionary gives these words as02br 02br 01font 00flood waters (noun)02font 02br 02br 01font 00folksinger 01i 01u 00(but02u 02i 00 folk song) (nouns)02font 02br 02br 01font 00daylong (adjective)02font 02br 02br 00Anyway, such compound nouns are often written with and without hyphens, without any objection from anyone.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10How to know when to use a hyphen!12blockquote
10I don't know either. Let me know when you find out! This is one of those difficulties of English that can only be resolved by looking words up in the dictionary. 05002br
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