By Hyphens, Grammar

Although I previously stated in this forum that well does not take the hyphen, just like -ly ending adverbs, I was 100% wrong. I had been thinking much as you do. It's a style issue, but most style guides do support hyphenation with well. See this:...

Hi, Early-onset, severe retinal dystrophy caused by mutations in the gene encoding retinal pigment epithelium–specific 65-kDa protein (RPE65) is associated with poor vision at birth and complete loss of vision in early adulthood. Did you mean "the retinal pigment epithelium refers to the...

Hi, Copious unsigned complaints, I knew, were lodged against him at the Country Council, the establishment of which was accompanied by the proliferation of such anonymously-penned complaints. In terms of grammar, this seems acceptable. I've added a hyphen after...

Hi, How should l word the content the yearly calendar like that for school or others. Can most of anything be OK as long as it has basic grammar structures and look plausible? Yes. Just as long as the people who read it will understand it. Why not 'Parental Teacher Interview ' or...

First of all, I must say I'm glad the e-mail notification works for this thread! Re-collect would make it clearer but I don't think there would much room for real misunderstanding without the hyphen, either. The hyphen isn't required even though it might help with words like return:...

In that case, Can Delta certify teachers TO teach there?

In my opinion Delta-certified (teachers), which means those who hold a Delta certificate. That's what I think

So, I didn't understand exactly - Delta-certified or Delta may certify?

I am currently checking the grammar of a friend's website and am finding it quite tricky when dealing with compound adjectives. Specifically, I would like to know when to use hyphens and when to put a comma betweeen compound words. Could you please tell me if I have got the following phrases...

I am currently checking the grammar of a friend's website and am finding it quite tricky when dealing with compound adjectives. Specifically, I would like to know when to use hyphens and when to put a comma betweeen compound words. Could you please tell me if I have got the following phrases...