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Spectacled-Girl Posted 19 years ago
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Old-fashioned

'Call us old-fashioned but all Chemistry teachers think it is simply a sin not to appreciate the beauty of these colours'.

Why is it 'old-fashioned' instead of 'old-fashion'?

And, is the (-) necessary in 'old-fashioned'?

Please explain.

Thanks. Emotion: smile
  

Top answer

Yes, Spectacle, hyphen is obligatory, it's a compound word. Old-fashioned is an adjective and should be written with the ending -ed. Old fashion is written separately, without a hyphen.

— Paulio

  • Yes, Spectacle, hyphen is obligatory, it's a compound word.
  • Old-fashioned is an adjective and should be written with the ending -ed.
  • Old fashion is written separately, without a hyphen.
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Yes, Spectacle, hyphen is obligatory, it's a compound word. Old-fashioned is an adjective and should be written with the ending -ed.

Old fashion is written separately, without a hyphen.
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PaulioYes, Spectacle, hyphen is obligatory, it's a compound word. Old-fashioned is an adjective and should be written with the ending -ed. Old fashion is written separately, without a hyphen.
Hi there,

May I know the meaning of 'hyphen'?

And, is this sentence correct? 'Mary is an old-fashioned girl.'

Thanks again.
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Mary is an old-fashioned girl.'-perfect

May I know the meaning of 'hyphen'?

hyphen is a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text

Best regards.
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Hi there,

When can I use 'old-fashion'? Can show me some examples? Thanks. Emotion: smile
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AS Paulio said

Old-fashioned is an adjective and should be written with the ending -ed.

Old fashion is written separately, without a hyphen.

Old fashion doesn't have the same meaning as old-fashioned. Treat it as any other adjective-noun combination. Long dresses were worn as part of the old fashion for looking ridiculous.
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Nona The BritAS Paulio said

Old-fashioned is an adjective and should be written with the ending -ed.

Old fashion is written separately, without a hyphen.

Old fashion doesn't have the same meaning as old-fashioned. Treat it as any other adjective-noun combination. Long dresses were worn as part of the old fashion for looking ridiculous.
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