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New Hope Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Two-fifths or two fifths

What is correct to write?

three-fourths or three fourths

two-fifths or two fifths.

  

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Duplicate post. As an adjective/modifier, I would include the hyphen. "

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  • As an adjective/modifier, I would include the hyphen.
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Duplicate post.

As an adjective/modifier, I would include the hyphen. By itself, to mean a portion of liquor in a glass, I could accept "two fifths of Scotch."

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