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He is in his early to mid-30s. (No hyphen after "early," but after "mid." Correct or not?
He is in his mid-to-late 30s. (Two hyphens?)
Or is it, "He is in his mid- to late 30s"?
I am going to the store, too. (Comma before "too" when it appears as the last word in a sentence?)
I am not going, either. Me, neither. (Is the comma insertion in these sentences correct?)
Manager in charge (or Charge) Bob Smith addressed his staff. (Also, would "in" be capped?)
I contacted the human resource director, John Doe. (Properly punctuated?)
I contacted Human Resource Director John Doe. (Properly punctuated?)
I contacted John Doe, human resource director. (same
I contacted the human resource director, John Doe, and informed him of the problem. (same)
I contacted all zone directors, loss prevention specialists, and regional vice presidents about the meeting. (Lowercase job titles because they stand alone, right?)
He is in his mid-to-late 30s. (Two hyphens?)
Or is it, "He is in his mid- to late 30s"?
I am going to the store, too. (Comma before "too" when it appears as the last word in a sentence?)
I am not going, either. Me, neither. (Is the comma insertion in these sentences correct?)
Manager in charge (or Charge) Bob Smith addressed his staff. (Also, would "in" be capped?)
I contacted the human resource director, John Doe. (Properly punctuated?)
I contacted Human Resource Director John Doe. (Properly punctuated?)
I contacted John Doe, human resource director. (same
I contacted the human resource director, John Doe, and informed him of the problem. (same)
I contacted all zone directors, loss prevention specialists, and regional vice presidents about the meeting. (Lowercase job titles because they stand alone, right?)
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He is in his early- to mid-30s. (two hyphens) I am going to the store, too. ) I am not going, either.
- He is in his early- to mid-30s.
- (two hyphens) I am going to the store, too.
- ) I am not going, either.
- Me, neither.
- ) Manager-in-charge Bob Smith addressed his staff.
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He is in his early- to mid-30s. (two hyphens)
I am going to the store, too. (A comma if it is confusing without one.)
I am not going, either. Me, neither. (They seem optional to me, with the same caveat as above.)
Manager-in-charge Bob Smith addressed his staff. (It is not a title except for the 'manager' part.)
I contacted the Human Resource Director, Joh
I am going to the store, too. (A comma if it is confusing without one.)
I am not going, either. Me, neither. (They seem optional to me, with the same caveat as above.)
Manager-in-charge Bob Smith addressed his staff. (It is not a title except for the 'manager' part.)
I contacted the Human Resource Director, Joh
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