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Law student 365 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Whether to use a hyphen to indicate a range of hours

Which of the following is correct?

1. "The employee worked nine to ten hours per day."

2. "The employee worked nine-to-ten hours per day."

3. "The employee worked between nine and ten hours per day."

  

Top answer

(1) and (3) are OK. I don't feel that the hyphens in (2) are really necessary.

— GPY

  • (1) and (3) are OK.
  • I don't feel that the hyphens in (2) are really necessary.
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(1) and (3) are OK. I don't feel that the hyphens in (2) are really necessary.

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