In Nouns^x, Hyphens^x, Prefixes^x

There are many rules governing the writing of compounds, and many exceptions to the rules. I would say that you should always first consult a good dictionary to see if the compound has an established form. From Webster's Third New International Dictionary , here are some of the rules governing...

Hello, When some prefixes like "semi", "under","multi", "over", "inter" are used with some words like noun, adjective or verb, they are sometime written with hyphen an sometime with hyphen. I want to know when to hyphen and when without hyphen.

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...

Hi, I'm working on a project with this online community on whether to use hyphens or to combine words for a certain language. According to what I've heard, the language has been labeled as a monosyllabic language. However, it only seems that way because of the limitations of the RPA...

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,...