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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Hyphens

Should 'highly-educated workers' be hyphenated?
  

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There is no need for a hyphen. It doesn't make the phrase at all more intelligible and hyphens are usually not used between an adverb and a past participle. CB

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  • There is no need for a hyphen.
  • It doesn't make the phrase at all more intelligible and hyphens are usually not used between an adverb and a past participle.
  • CB
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There is no need for a hyphen. It doesn't make the phrase at all more intelligible and hyphens are usually not used between an adverb and a past participle.

CB
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Hi anon,
Compound adverb-adjective modifiers like highly educated or well educated are not hyphenated.

TrysB
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