In Hyphens^x, Expressions^x

Good afternoon to you all! I was wondering if I should use a hyphen in expressions such as: A 2-day vacation / A 12-inch gear / A 10-wheeler truck / Etc. What's the grammar rule for this? Thanks for your usual help!

Thank you, Mr. M. In the case of 'rust remover', it seems proper to write as such but can you give me some example two nouns linked/connected with a hyphen would be appropriate? What criteria, if there are any that can be laid out, are there for the purpose of making what I think is such a...

Hi, I fail to understand the following sentence. I will join the back to school week. I don't understand the meaning either. How does one join a week? I think the writer means 'I will join in (ie participate in) the activities that will be part of the back-to-school week'. Could you please...

Grammar Geek wrote:Lest we be tempted to hold up spammers are paragons of grammar, in addition to the "any more" issue, e-mail is almost always singular.Hi GGComputer magazines abound in millions of examples of e-mail used in the plural whenever the occasion presents itself. The following...

1. Because recent developments have taken place, the nation's future workforce may include an increasing number of older workers. ok 2. Mandatory retirement has become a thing of the past, and the federal government has reduced or completely eliminated earnings restrictions on Social Security...

Hi, I need to write out this number: 1/365. I know that 1/5 is "one-fifth" so then should I write out 1/365 as "one-three-hundred-sixty-fifth"? That seems like a lot of hyphens... Can anyone help? If I had to write it, for clarity I would write it as one three-hundred-and-sixty-fifth....

Hi JMello33Welcome to the Forums. As you said, all versions are used, and all are fine by me. However, I would prefer the hyphenated expressions as the hyphen makes it easier for the reader to understand what is meant.CheersCB

Hi, It's not really restricted to a commercial context. eg in an office: Employee: Do you want me to add that to the contract? Boss: No, just leave it as is. (ie don't change it) It's a pretty common expression. I'd write it without the hyphen. Best wishes, Clive

Robboe wrote:London-based company? System-driven operations? 1. Climate change related event 2. Climate change-related event 3. Climate-change related event 4. Climate-change-related event is this an applicable rule? Generally hyphen is not used. Hyphen exists only...

1.The sentences have elliptical structure.They do not have an agent either. Some verbs are so commonly used in the passive, without mentioning an agent, that they work in a similar way to -ed adjectives. 2. 'Listener-based' is a compound expression: it needs a hyphen. 3. Compound noun (no...