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Shychet Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
North-West: hyphenated
Guys, what's the difference between North West and North-West? I found this quite confusing. I was taking IELTS mock test and found this answer for a part of listening test. How do I know there should be hyphen between if there should be. Thanks for your help as always.
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Hello, shychet - and welcome to English Forums. There is really no rule about north-west (hyphenated), north west (2 words) and northwest (one word). The hyphenated form is an older form, I think.
- Hello, shychet - and welcome to English Forums.
- There is really no rule about north-west (hyphenated), north west (2 words) and northwest (one word).
- The hyphenated form is an older form, I think.
- Two words (north west) is also unusual.
- In any case, it depends on the practice in the geographical area that uses the word.
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Hello, shychet - and welcome to English Forums.
There is really no rule about north-west (hyphenated), north west (2 words) and northwest (one word). The hyphenated form is an older form, I think. Two words (north west) is also unusual. In any case, it depends on the practice in the geographical area that uses the word. I found all these in reputable texts:
There is really no rule about north-west (hyphenated), north west (2 words) and northwest (one word). The hyphenated form is an older form, I think. Two words (north west) is also unusual. In any case, it depends on the practice in the geographical area that uses the word. I found all these in reputable texts:
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