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Goronsky Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Where do the hyphens go?
Where do the hyphens go in the bolded entries? I cannot recast.
1. He was enrolled in the assistant store manager trainee program.
2. He applied for the assistant store manager position.
3. He was assigned as the organized retail crime coordinator.
4. He applied for the organized retail crime coordinator position.
5. It was the number one rated show.
6. a 22 percent a year increase in revenue
7. a $65 to $70 million a year business
Thank you.
1. He was enrolled in the assistant store manager trainee program.
2. He applied for the assistant store manager position.
3. He was assigned as the organized retail crime coordinator.
4. He applied for the organized retail crime coordinator position.
5. It was the number one rated show.
6. a 22 percent a year increase in revenue
7. a $65 to $70 million a year business
Thank you.
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I say that the hyphens are placed only in 'a number-one-rated show'.
I believe that the remaining examples are okay as is (i.e. no hyphens).
Does anyone concur?
PS: Oh, I forgot. I think it should be
'a $65–$70 million a year business' (with an n-dash inserted betwixt the numbers). Agreed?
I believe that the remaining examples are okay as is (i.e. no hyphens).
Does anyone concur?
PS: Oh, I forgot. I think it should be
'a $65–$70 million a year business' (with an n-dash inserted betwixt the numbers). Agreed?
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Is there something wrong with my query? Could anybody please provide some recommendations or answers?
Thank you.
Thank you.
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The lack of replies may indicate you are asking about English that many native speakers would simply recast.
In addition, many native speakers do not care too much about precision with hyphens.
Forgive me for asking you this, but is the rest of your English so good that these are the
In addition, many native speakers do not care too much about precision with hyphens.
Forgive me for asking you this, but is the rest of your English so good that these are the
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