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Esad Catic Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Why there is no rule regarding whow to write compond nouns?
1. cyber bullying
2. cybersquatting
3. cyber - stalking
Some compound nouns are seperated, some are joined, some are seperated by a hyphen.
Is it okay to use the same rule for all compound nouns.
2. cybersquatting
3. cyber - stalking
Some compound nouns are seperated, some are joined, some are seperated by a hyphen.
Is it okay to use the same rule for all compound nouns.
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Yes and no. e. what most writers use, (2) age of the compound-- compounds tend to grow together over time and familiarity, and (3) legibility/pronounceability-- it should be easy to read and pronounce without wonderment.
- Yes and no.
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- what most writers use, (2) age of the compound-- compounds tend to grow together over time and familiarity, and (3) legibility/pronounceability-- it should be easy to read and pronounce without wonderment.
- If you check the dictionaries, you will find one, two, or all three forms recognized.
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Yes and no. It is a matter of (1) usage-- i.e. what most writers use, (2) age of the compound-- compounds tend to grow together over time and familiarity, and (3) legibility/pronounceability-- it should be easy to read and pronounce without wonderment. If you check the dictionaries, you will find one, two, or all three forms recognized.
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