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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

To hyphenate or not...

when referring to preschool "half day" should it be hyphenated
to "half-day"??
  

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If it modifies another noun then I would hyphenate it: "a half-day holiday" Otherwise, I probably wouldn't: "I took a half day off work"

  • If it modifies another noun then I would hyphenate it: "a half-day holiday" Otherwise, I probably wouldn't: "I took a half day off work"
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If it modifies another noun then I would hyphenate it:

"a half-day holiday"

Otherwise, I probably wouldn't:

"I took a half day off work"

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