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HYPHENATING

Post your questions on whether to hyphenate here. I know we should always check the dictionary first, but the dictionary doesn't have all combinations of compound words and crazy things like that.

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Permalink Reply by Karen Margolis on July 11, 2009 at 12:51

Thank you, sweets~!

Permalink Reply by Susana Abeyta on July 11, 2009 at 20:36

I would hyphenate because over feeling, the feeling, and moon feeling don't fit, only when they work together as a group such as over-the-moon type of feeling.

That's how I was taught, and I use that same rule today.

I don't hyphenate if they can each modify the noun.

eg:
up-to-date file: it's not an up file, a to file, or a date file.

Permalink Reply by April McMillan, CRR, RPR, CSR on July 25, 2009 at 18:17

I personally use K-9. I also looked in SearchMaster and it lists only K-9.

Permalink Reply by Janiece Young on January 14, 2014 at 7:03

Is "self-evaluation" hyphenated?

Permalink Reply by Marjorie O'Rourke on January 14, 2014 at 9:07

Yes. Per Morson's Rule 154, "Use a hyphen with the prefixes self and quasi."

Permalink Reply by Janiece Young on January 14, 2014 at 9:08

Thank you, Marjorie. And thanks for the reference. :-)

Permalink Reply by Marjorie O'Rourke on January 14, 2014 at 9:16

You're welcome, Janiece!

Permalink Reply by Stefanie Landa on January 14, 2014 at 9:43

Does anyone hyphenate left-shoulder problems or right-shoulder pain or left-knee complaints, low-back pain. These type of things?

my proofreader hyphenates these.

Permalink Reply by Marjorie O'Rourke on January 14, 2014 at 15:35

Yes, I do. Per Morson's Rule 148f, "The driver signaled for a left-hand turn. (adj. + noun before noun) There's a specific example, low-back pain, pain in my low back.

Permalink Reply by Stefanie Landa on January 14, 2014 at 17:30

Thank you

Permalink Reply by Marjorie O'Rourke on January 14, 2014 at 17:39

You're welcome!