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Hi Nhi83, I have to follow up with a lot of people, and your note is a perfect use. (My only suggest has to do with the repetition of "person" - you would have needed "a" before the "different person," but instead try "someone else.") A lot of my...

Yes, early is an adjective in the example you mentioned. I took the following guidelines for using hyphens from Guide to Grammar and Writing ( http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm ), a very good online resource for the English grammar. You can see the full text on hyphens at...

1. "Worse" is the comparative of "bad" while "worst" is the superlative. bad-worse-the worst His new movie is worse than his last. Your cooking is getting worse! (compared to before) Among his movies, the newest one is the worst. This is the worst of all! 2. I'm reproducing...

There have been a number of recent questions concerning when to use hypens. The following is an excerpt from The Economist magazine's style guide. © The Economist Newspaper Limited 2004 Use hyphens for: 1. FRACTIONS (whether nouns or adjectives): two-thirds, four-fifths, one-sixth,...