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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Suspended, or hanging hyphens
Is it appropriate to use a suspended hyphen when listing two terms, which, are not typically hyphenated individually?
(for context, i'm writing about a psychology experiment)
memory- and perception-tasks
or
memory and perception tasks?
Thanks
(for context, i'm writing about a psychology experiment)
memory- and perception-tasks
or
memory and perception tasks?
Thanks
Top answer
No, don't hyphenate those. You use a suspended hyphen when you have two (or more, but if you get that "more" stage you might want to consider a rewrite) hyphenated word when the second word of the hyphenated pair is the same word. This is open to full-time students and part-time students.
- No, don't hyphenate those.
- You use a suspended hyphen when you have two (or more, but if you get that "more" stage you might want to consider a rewrite) hyphenated word when the second word of the hyphenated pair is the same word.
- This is open to full-time students and part-time students.
- This is open to full- and part-time students.
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No, don't hyphenate those.
You use a suspended hyphen when you have two (or more, but if you get that "more" stage you might want to consider a rewrite) hyphenated word when the second word of the hyphenated pair is the same word.
This is open to full-time students and part-time students.
This is open to full- and part-time students.
You wouldn't say "memory-tasks"
You use a suspended hyphen when you have two (or more, but if you get that "more" stage you might want to consider a rewrite) hyphenated word when the second word of the hyphenated pair is the same word.
This is open to full-time students and part-time students.
This is open to full- and part-time students.
You wouldn't say "memory-tasks"
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