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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Use of a hyphen

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Does 'English speaking' need a hyphen?

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It is fairly common to hyphenate collocations of words used attributively: a ten-year-old boy, a five-storey building, a 500-page book, a two-kilometre walk It can be hyphenated: an English-speaking person. However many people don't hyphenate it: an English speaking person. My opinion: it's up to you.

— Cool Breeze

  • It is fairly common to hyphenate collocations of words used attributively: a ten-year-old boy, a five-storey building, a 500-page book, a two-kilometre walk It can be hyphenated: an English-speaking person.
  • However many people don't hyphenate it: an English speaking person.
  • My opinion: it's up to you.
  • CB
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It is fairly common to hyphenate collocations of words used attributively:

a ten-year-old boy, a five-storey building, a 500-page book, a two-kilometre walk

It can be hyphenated: an English-speaking person. However many people don't hyphenate it: an English speaking person. My opinion: it's up to you.

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