By Hyphens, Numbers

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...

"Businesses like banks and bakeries are closed." To be absolutely clear, I would say: "Some farmers refuse to evacuate because the harvest season is approaching." "As" can be used to mean "because," and your use here is correct; but I would prefer...

Hi, How to read situ keratomileusis? Is it Latin? The hyphens indicate that 'in situ' is part of the phrase 'laser in situ'. Context: Purpose: To compare the magnitude of aberrations in patients having undergone elective hypermetropic LASIK (laser-in-situ keratomileusis) and...

I think it refers to the number of separate felony charges. Was it a misdemeanor or a felony? It was a felony. How many counts? Only one. Are you sure about the placement of the hyphen? I would think, "What was the charge?" "One count, felony." For example, in a...

Hi, The first, excuse me for my English, I am a stranger. My question is how would an English man ( I'm more Canadian, now ) read the text "Figure 11-2", that is the label for example for picture or graph in a book? Figure eleven dash two or figure eleven two.. Also I would like to know how...

Hello to everyone, The first, excuse me for my English, I am a stranger. My question is how would an English man read the text "Figure 11-2", that is the label for example for picture or graph in a book? Also I would like to know how to read other texts. Is the following spelling...

Hyphens are rather slippery characters, and many nouns appear in all three forms (bookshop, book-shop, book shop). In this case, however, we are looking at a premodifying adjective, which according to most on-line dictionaries is a single word, secondhand. Still, a goodly number of similar...

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Hi PhilipIf you google "compound adjectives", you should be able to find a number of sources. Even Wikipedia has a bit of information:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_compoundScroll down to "Compound Hyphenated Adjectives" and then down to the part headed with"The following compound...

No hyphen: There are twenty five floors.I don't think so. http://www.cubik.org/mirrors/taligent/Docs/books/SG/SG_17.html says "Use hyphens in compound numbers (21 to 99) when spelled out." It gives the example "ninety-nine". http://academic.cuesta.edu/acasupp/as/825.htm says "Remember to...