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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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plural of a hyphenated word?
Hi,
Could we make a plural out of a hyphenated word? I think we are allowed to use/make plurals for certain short and well-known phrases like 'how-to' by making it like 'how-to's'. Can I do it others too?
how-to-do's??
what-to-do's??
Could we make a plural out of a hyphenated word? I think we are allowed to use/make plurals for certain short and well-known phrases like 'how-to' by making it like 'how-to's'. Can I do it others too?
how-to-do's??
what-to-do's??
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Both these are considered correct. I prefer the 2nd. q=%22how-to-dos%22&btnG=Search+Books <>
- Both these are considered correct.
- I prefer the 2nd.
- q=%22how-to-dos%22&btnG=Search+Books <>
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Both these are considered correct. I prefer the 2nd.
102 on "how-to-do's"
http://books.google.com/books?q=%22how-to-do%27s%22&btnG=Search+Books
34 on "how-to-dos"
102 on "how-to-do's"
http://books.google.com/books?q=%22how-to-do%27s%22&btnG=Search+Books
34 on "how-to-dos"
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