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Englishnewbie Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

The second most?

Hello,

The second-most expensive car.

The second most expensive car.

Is there a hyphen?

Thank you.
  

Top answer

No hyphen is needed here.

— Rover_KE

  • No hyphen is needed here.
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6 Answers
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No hyphen is needed here.
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Hi,
Thanks for the reply.

Do you still not need a hyphen if

The second most prescribed medicine in america is zantac?

Thanks.
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No, but you need capital letters for America and Zantac.
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But you said

The most-visited monument

is the correct one?

Do you mean

The second most visited monument

or

The second most-visited monument?
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On reflection, perhaps I would hyphenate 'The second most-prescribed medicine. . .'

Rover
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