http://www.englishforums.com/English/FrequentlyAskedEnglishQuestions-AnswersArchivedPosts/Forum31.htmArea designed to store the most commonly asked questions and their accepted answers.enXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/RulesForUsingHyphens/gqxx/post.htm#62260Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:31:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:62260Mister Micawber0http://www.englishforums.com/English/RulesForUsingHyphens/gqxx/post.htm#62260http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments31-62260.xmlThis is called a 'suspensive' hyphen, and is required: 'Right - or left-handed scissors'.http://www.englishforums.com/English/RulesForUsingHyphens/gqxx/post.htm#40052Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:31:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:40052Guest1http://www.englishforums.com/English/RulesForUsingHyphens/gqxx/post.htm#40052http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments31-40052.xmlWhich of these examples of hyphen usage is correct? "Right- or left-handed scissors" or "Right or left-handed scissors"? Thanks!http://www.englishforums.com/English/RulesForUsingHyphens/gqxx/post.htm#34413Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:31:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:34413taiwandave2http://www.englishforums.com/English/RulesForUsingHyphens/gqxx/post.htm#34413http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments31-34413.xmlMiriam, Keep in mind that this article reflects British usage. Americans use less hyphens than the British, and in particular have a penchant for creating compound words. The following are all correct in American English: agribusiness bailout buildup buyout catchphrase endgame fainthearted fieldworker frontline frontrunner fundraiser fundraising gunrunner handheld healthcare hothead infrared intergovernmental layoff (noun) likeminded longstanding midweek midyear newsstand payoff (noun) postwar pothole prewar pullout (noun) setup (noun) shakeout (noun) standoff startup (noun) taskforce teargas turnout (noun)http://www.englishforums.com/English/RulesForUsingHyphens/gqxx/post.htm#34400Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:31:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:34400miriam3http://www.englishforums.com/English/RulesForUsingHyphens/gqxx/post.htm#34400http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments31-34400.xmlGreat article, Dave! Thank you for posting it. I've already printed it.http://www.englishforums.com/English/RulesForUsingHyphens/gqxx/post.htm#34373Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:31:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:34373Andrei4http://www.englishforums.com/English/RulesForUsingHyphens/gqxx/post.htm#34373http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments31-34373.xmlDave You have done good job. A very informative details!http://www.englishforums.com/English/RulesForUsingHyphens/gqxx/post.htmSun, 25 Jan 2009 21:31:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:34354taiwandave5http://www.englishforums.com/English/RulesForUsingHyphens/gqxx/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments31-34354.xmlThere have been a number of recent questions concerning when to use hypens. The following is an excerpt from The Economist magazine's style guide. © The Economist Newspaper Limited 2004 Use hyphens for: 1. FRACTIONS (whether nouns or adjectives): two-thirds, four-fifths, one-sixth, etc. 2. MOST WORDS THAT BEGIN with anti, non and neo. Thus anti-aircraft, anti-fascist, anti-submarine (but antibiotic, anticlimax, antidote, antiseptic, antitrust); non-combatant, non-existent, non-payment, non-violent (but nonaligned, nonconformist, nonplussed, nonstop); neo-conservative, neo-liberal (but neoclassicism, neolithic, neologism). Words beginning Euro should also be hyphenated, except Europhile, Europhobe and Eurosceptic; euro...