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Believer Posted 20 years ago
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1. Would you hyphenate between the words "potter" and "training"?
... providing potter training seminars throughout ...
2. Can you help me to envision how can a person sit on a tree? Does that mean he is sitting on a trunk of a tree?
I don't want to sit on a lemon tree.
... providing potter training seminars throughout ...
2. Can you help me to envision how can a person sit on a tree? Does that mean he is sitting on a trunk of a tree?
I don't want to sit on a lemon tree.
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1) In the strict sense, I would hyphenate. But sometimes those put-together words seem to clutter the sentence, thus it's up to you. 2) Pls provide full context.
- 1) In the strict sense, I would hyphenate.
- But sometimes those put-together words seem to clutter the sentence, thus it's up to you.
- 2) Pls provide full context.
- txt if so, this is poetry (well, sort of, lyrics), everything's allowed.
- And no, he would be sitting right on the top of the tree, floating in the air.
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1) In the strict sense, I would hyphenate. But sometimes those put-together words seem to clutter the sentence, thus it's up to you.
2) Pls provide full context.
Are you talking about
http://www.barracudasband.ch/Texte/Lemon_Tree.txt
if so, this is poet
2) Pls provide full context.
Are you talking about
http://www.barracudasband.ch/Texte/Lemon_Tree.txt
if so, this is poet
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sitting in a tree means you climbed up a tree and you are sitting on one of its branches.
Sitting on a tree (trunk)?
There is no rule for when to hyphenate a compound noun. I do not know. I would not hyphenate.
Sitting on a tree (trunk)?
There is no rule for when to hyphenate a compound noun. I do not know. I would not hyphenate.
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