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Snarf Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
Well-Educated
They are well-educated.
Should that hyphen be removed and used only when "well-educated" is used as a compound adjective? I know that "well-read" and "well-informed" keep the hyphen either way, but I'm unsure about "well-educated."
Thanks.
Should that hyphen be removed and used only when "well-educated" is used as a compound adjective? I know that "well-read" and "well-informed" keep the hyphen either way, but I'm unsure about "well-educated."
Thanks.
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No. , is necessary only when the phrase functions as a modifier.
- No.
- , is necessary only when the phrase functions as a modifier.
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No. A hyphen in well educated, well read, well informed, etc., is necessary only when the phrase functions as a modifier.
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Oh, okay, so in a case like with the example that I gave, there should be no hyphen, since there's no word in front of it that it's modifying.
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