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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Spelling numbers
hello! Where are the hyphens when spelling 8.5? (ie eight and a half). thanks!
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There are no hyphens at all unless the phrase is an adjective: I ran the race in eight and a half minutes. It was an eight-and-a-half-day journey.
- There are no hyphens at all unless the phrase is an adjective: I ran the race in eight and a half minutes.
- It was an eight-and-a-half-day journey.
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There are no hyphens at all unless the phrase is an adjective:
I ran the race in eight and a half minutes.
It was an eight-and-a-half-day journey.
I ran the race in eight and a half minutes.
It was an eight-and-a-half-day journey.
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