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Englishnewbie Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Two words followed by a hyphen?

Hi,

What if

Academic cycle-related programs must be submitted on time.

Academic-cycle-related programs must be submitted on time.

Do you need two or one hyphen?

I mean programs taht are related to academic cycles.

Thank you.
  

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Using more than one hyphen creates a very awkward structure. Knowledgeable writers recast if possible: Programs tied to the academic cycle must be submitted on time .

  • Using more than one hyphen creates a very awkward structure.
  • Knowledgeable writers recast if possible: Programs tied to the academic cycle must be submitted on time .
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Using more than one hyphen creates a very awkward structure. Knowledgeable writers recast if possible:

Programs tied to the academic cycle must be submitted on time.
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Thank for the reply.
If you HAD to write it, do you need to hyphen it? Two hyphens?
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That's ridiculous! You don't have to write anything!

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