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GCheng620 Posted 13 years ago
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The opposite of densely populated
What's the fixed term for that???Intersting enough that I've never encountered such a word/expression after learning English for such a long time.
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sparsely populated / densely populated CJ
- sparsely populated / densely populated CJ
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Is space allowed on either side of slash in American English, please? As for British English, it is not allowed. Thank you, CJ.
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Odessa DawnIs space allowed on either side of slash in American English, please?Frankly, I don't know. I often punctuate quite informally when posting on this forum.
I imagine that the answer to your question is that it depends on which style manual you're using. I'm not aware of any strict rule about the placement of slashes.
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Odessa DawnIs space allowed on either side of slash in American English, please? As for British English, it is not allowed. Thank you, CJ.You mean they're both supposed to be hyphenated in British English?
That's what my initial thought when I first saw CJ's reply.
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GCheng620 Odessa DawnIs space allowed on either side of slash in American English, please? As for British English, it is not allowed. Thank you, CJ.You mean they're both supposed to be hyphenated in British English?That's what my initial thought when I first saw CJ's reply.Adverbs in "-ly" do not take a hyphen in compound modifiers.
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