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Viceidol Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

What's the difference between "two thirds" and "two-thirds"?

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What's the difference between "two thirds" and "two-thirds"(with hypen) ? Is there any diffeerence between them?

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I imagine that the hyphenated form is the adjectival form, but others may have more details. Two thirds of the pizza has already been eaten. Mr.

  • I imagine that the hyphenated form is the adjectival form, but others may have more details.
  • Two thirds of the pizza has already been eaten.
  • Mr.
  • Jones won a two-thirds majority in the last election.
  • CJ
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I imagine that the hyphenated form is the adjectival form, but others may have more details.

Two thirds of the pizza has already been eaten.
Mr. Jones won a two-thirds majority in the last election.

CJ

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