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Anonymous  #530819  Sun, 22 Jun 08 07:20 AM
Hi,
Please tell me if you would use hyphens for these.
1) ... submitted a featured-speaker nomination. -- I would use a hyphen since I feel both 'featured' and 'speaker' do not describe the main noun 'nomination' 
2) ... submitting the updated treasury/president's report.-- I wouldnot use a hyphen since 'updated' describe  'treasury' or "president's" and 'report'.
3) ... talk about national election constraints. -- don't know what it means but for the same reason as no.2, I would not hyphenate.
4) ... give out raffle-prize certificate. -- for the same reason as no.1, I would hyphenate.
5) ... organize a room-decorating team. -- for the same reason as no. 1, I would hyphenate.

Would you say these hyphenation examples are good for all types of writing, be it an email, formal researching writing, etc.? 
  
Mister Micawber  #530884  Sun, 22 Jun 08 09:41 AM
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If I had to, I would do this:

1) ... submitted a featured-speaker nomination But preferable:  'a nomination for featured speaker'.
2) ... submitting the updated treasurer's/president's report.
3) ... talk about national election constraints.
4) ... give out a raffle-prize certificate.
5) ... organize a room-decorating team.

Would you say these hyphenation examples are good for all types of writing, be it an email, formal researching writing, etc.? -- I would suggest that you have hyphenated appropriately, but that careful formal writing would have you reconsider the advantages of rephrasing, as I did with your #1.
  
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Anonymous  #531165  Sun, 22 Jun 08 10:46 PM
Thank you very much.

I think these two are properly punctuated:
1. the genitive-equals-possessive misunderstanding
2. the University of ***  curriculum designer -- no hyphen since "University of ***" is a proper name and linking with hyphens woud be inappropriate, if not wrong.
But what about these?
Afternoon return bus rides back to Seoul
Early morning departure rides back to Seoul
  
Mister Micawber  #531167  Sun, 22 Jun 08 10:57 PM
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1. the genitive-equals-possessive misunderstanding -- Yes
2. the University of Florida curriculum designer -- Yes

But what about these?-- These are hard to deal with, since the adjective cluster has been extended unnaturally.  I suggest:
Afternoon return buses back to Seoul
Early morning departures back to Seoul

  
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