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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Usage of Hyphen

I am studying about usage of hyphen and I was wondering if the rule is consistent or optional and different, depending on people? For example, "open-minded" is used with a hyphen in She is very open-minded, but we also can find an example without a hyphen. So do you think the usage of hyphen is the same and consistent? Thank you so much as always and take good care.
  

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As far as hyphen usages with compound adjective is concerned, it is correct and common. Other than that, I would recommend that learners use other puntuative alternatives.

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  • As far as hyphen usages with compound adjective is concerned, it is correct and common.
  • Other than that, I would recommend that learners use other puntuative alternatives.
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As far as hyphen usages with compound adjective is concerned, it is correct and common. Other than that, I would recommend that learners use other puntuative alternatives.
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Where do we find an example without the hyphen? Not in a well-edited source. The word has a hyphen in it. Look in any dictionary.
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