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Ryansamturner Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Three-hundred and sixty degrees?

Is this the correct way to right this phrase.

'Three-hundred and sixty degrees.'
  

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ryansamturner Is this the correct way to write this phrase ? ' No. Lose the hyphen.

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ryansamturner Is this the correct way to write this phrase? 'Three-hundred and sixty degrees.'
No. Lose the hyphen.

'Three hundred and sixty degrees.'
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Thanks. I assume it's the same when writing 'one hundred percent' that I shouldn't use a hyphen.
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What about 'we got there within forty-five minutes.'
I've been using a hyphen on this one.
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That's perfectly correct.
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What would you say about 'the boy was four years old'.

Would you hyphenate it anywhere or just leave as is?
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ryansamturnerWhat would you say about 'the boy was four years old'.
No hyphen is needed.
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ryansamturnerWhat would you say about 'the boy was four years old'.Would you hyphenate it anywhere or just leave as is?
Leave it as is.

Use hyphens when it comes before the noun.

'He was a four-year-old boy.'
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