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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

'in-between teeth' or 'in between teeth'

hi,
can you tell me in English grammar which should be correct-
'in-between teeth' or 'in between teeth'?
many thanks
beth
  

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More context would be helpful; please provide the whole sentence if you have one in mind. "in-between teeth" seems pretty unlikely. It would mean teeth that are somehow "in between", and I can't think of an obvious sense in which that could be meant.

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  • More context would be helpful; please provide the whole sentence if you have one in mind.
  • "in-between teeth" seems pretty unlikely.
  • It would mean teeth that are somehow "in between", and I can't think of an obvious sense in which that could be meant.
  • "in between teeth" is possible, but "in" may be redundant and "one's" or "your" or some other word may be desirable before "teeth".
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More context would be helpful; please provide the whole sentence if you have one in mind.

"in-between teeth" seems pretty unlikely. It would mean teeth that are somehow "in between", and I can't think of an obvious sense in which that could be meant.

"in between teeth" is possible, but "in" may be redundant and "one's" or "your" or some other word may be desirable before "teeth"
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