By Articles, Hyphens

Hi,Please tell me why no article is needed here. You need an article.we will meet on the second Saturday night ( from my birthday ).I think we usually place the definite article 'the' before situations like this.He is the second-tallest person I have ever met. This is fine (but use a...

Yes. Many would prefer a hyphen: a half-hour, probably because the indefinite article is normally after half: half an hour.CB

Hi,I think I have seen more than enough cases where what people call a verbal noun has the indefinite article 'a' in front of it and at the very least, the sheer number (should it be - sheer numbrs??) of it warrants some good explanations from experts in this forum. I think I can laid out...

(1) As a small child, Sarah witnessed a horsewhipping of one of the slaves and, even at five years old, she detected something inherently wrong. On March 7, 1870, when she was seventy-nine years old, Sarah led a procession through a blizzard to the local polling place. Chicago style guide says...

Hi, I think a long time ago, CalifJim covered this extensively and well but it is hard to find out where that is. If I want to look for it, what word or phrase followed by a hyphen and his name should I use? Anyway, my question is "When you have title that is part of phrases like...

Hi, (1) During the debate and the discussion on the definition of marriage, I was asked over and over again, "How would this change your marriage to include same-sex couples in the definition of marriage? How could making marriage more inclusive harm the institution?" Can the be...

(1) During the debate and the discussion on the definition of marriage, I was asked over and over again, "How would this change your marriage to include same-sex couples in the definition of marriage? How could making marriage more inclusive harm the institution?" Can the be deleted...

Hello redneon,Highlights show potential problems. Remember to leave a space after a period or comma. English-speaking country, with a hyphen. You need some articles here and there. Topic: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of studying English in an English-speaking country Bilions of...

Hi, I am interested in the logic of this kind of noun where it is hyphenated with one, two, or more hyphens. What are the criteria for using it in a sentence? I think CalifJim used (wrote) this in one of his posts: ..., even at the beginning of the story-inside-a-story. How do we decide on...

Hi, I think Mr. M once told me (or us) something to the effect that when you have to put a hyphenated word in the quotation marks, one mark is enough. I think what he meant is you can either choose the hyphen or quotation marks. Can we use both or should we always use just one? Adverbs as a...