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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Mid-life
I could have sworn midlife was hyphenated before. What happened to the hyphen? Is it actually wrong to hyphenate it?
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It was indeed hyphenated before. The same thing happens to lots of hyphenated words over time. It's a good example of the natural evolution of the language.
- It was indeed hyphenated before.
- The same thing happens to lots of hyphenated words over time.
- It's a good example of the natural evolution of the language.
- Don't expect language to stand still.
- t1%3B%2Cmid%20-%20life%3B%2Cc0 to see how the hyphen has been gradually falling out of use over time.
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It was indeed hyphenated before. The same thing happens to lots of hyphenated words over time.
It's a good example of the natural evolution of the language. Don't expect language to stand still.
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