I doubt there is one single solution that all editors agree upon when it comes to hyphens. I agree. I suspect that many style guides that address this issue will say something like the Texas Law Review Manual of Style (which I randomly found

developing is a present participle. Do those ever attach to the following word with a hyphen? I guess my tendency is not to use hyphens any more than necessary. "fussy", as you say. My advice is for the writer to follow whatever style

Always consult a dictionary to find out if a compound is hyphenated or written as one word or written as multiple words.If it is a not listed there, it probably should not take a hyphen. This would be the case for the majority of multiple

Always consult a dictionary to find out if a compound is hyphenated or written as one word or written as multiple words. If it is a not listed there, it probably should not take a hyphen. This would be the case for the majority of multiple

Hi, I think I have seen more than few cases where people did not hyphenate those words with multiple nouns and people reading them seemed to take the practice as normal. Is it normal, acceptable or correct (possibly)? public library staff meeting

Strictly speaking, to indicate date ranges (or numerical ranges) you should use a en dash, not a hyphen. If you use a dash then you should not use "to" as well. As far as "from" is concerned, I personally don't like the

Hi, I think it is correct to say that the words "from" and "to" are not needed (should not be used??) when a hyphen is used to note the duration like these: The meetings will be held Jan. 2 - March 1. (I don't think we need

Hi, The two fluffy pillows sit at the upper side on the bed / at the head of the bed ; they remind me of the pillow fights I had , with my best friend, (friend's name) , who often came for chit chat and study. Should Comma would be applied

To tell you the truth, I don't know. I've heard and used both. See what Mr. Google says. "middle aged man" by ten to one (with and without the hyphen are included)

. 1. t he 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: