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Goronsky Posted 11 years ago
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For a range I say no hyphens in '35 year olds' and '35 year old men' - see below.
30-35 year olds
30-35 year old men
But for a singular entity we'd use the hyphens in the modifiers, correct?
35-year-olds
35-year-old men
Do you agree with the punctuation in all four examples above?
Thank you
For a range I say no hyphens in '35 year olds' and '35 year old men' - see below.
30-35 year olds
30-35 year old men
But for a singular entity we'd use the hyphens in the modifiers, correct?
35-year-olds
35-year-old men
Do you agree with the punctuation in all four examples above?
Thank you
Top answer
No. Don't treat the range differently than the singular. The en-dash, a mark slightly longer than a hyphen, is the "proper" mark to show a range, as in 30–35.
- No.
- Don't treat the range differently than the singular.
- The en-dash, a mark slightly longer than a hyphen, is the "proper" mark to show a range, as in 30–35.
- ) So the "proper" was is 30–35-year-old men, when the noun follows.
- Many argue that that looks fussy and nothing is lost in terms of meaning if you omit the hyphens.
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No.
Don't treat the range differently than the singular.
The en-dash, a mark slightly longer than a hyphen, is the "proper" mark to show a range, as in 30–35. (Most people neither know nor care that the en dash – and hyphen - are different.)
So the "proper" was is 30–35-year-old men, when the noun follows.
Many argue that that looks fussy and nothing is lost in te
Don't treat the range differently than the singular.
The en-dash, a mark slightly longer than a hyphen, is the "proper" mark to show a range, as in 30–35. (Most people neither know nor care that the en dash – and hyphen - are different.)
So the "proper" was is 30–35-year-old men, when the noun follows.
Many argue that that looks fussy and nothing is lost in te
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