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Teal lime Posted 6 years ago
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Pain relief patches or pain-relieving patches?

Is it "pain relief patches" or "pain-relieving patches"?

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teal lime Is it "pain relief patches" or "pain-relieving patches"? Both are used, but "pain-relief patches" seems neater and would be more common, I would imagine. There is no reason why one should have a hyphen and the other not.

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  • teal lime Is it "pain relief patches" or "pain-relieving patches"?
  • Both are used, but "pain-relief patches" seems neater and would be more common, I would imagine.
  • There is no reason why one should have a hyphen and the other not.
  • Properly, both should be hyphenated, but given the modern tendency to dispense with hyphens, either by design or through ignorance, you may see them written unhyphenated.
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teal limeIs it "pain relief patches" or "pain-relieving patches"?

Both are used, but "pain-relief patches" seems neater and would be more common, I would imagine.

There is no reason why one should have a hyphen and the other not. Properly, both should be hyphenated, but given the modern tendency to dispense with hyphens, either by design or through ig

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