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Grape red 89 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Hyphens

Blood diamond-lined cave

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Blood-diamond-lined cave

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Those are both clumsy phrases. Natural English is to avoid a lot of hyphens by saying eg a cave lined with blood diamonds. Clive

— Clive

  • Those are both clumsy phrases.
  • Natural English is to avoid a lot of hyphens by saying eg a cave lined with blood diamonds.
  • Clive
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Those are both clumsy phrases. Natural English is to avoid a lot of hyphens by saying

eg a cave lined with blood diamonds.


Clive

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