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Yoong Liat wrote: I've seen such constructions quite often. And if it becomes more and more common, the hyphen may disappear. As you said, a mistake repeated over a long time becomes accepted usage. It has been customary to omit the hyphens for a very long time and I think contrary to what you...

CJ I don't know whether you have seen such constructions without the hyphen. I've seen such constructions quite often. And if it becomes more and more common, the hyphen may disappear. As you said, a mistake repeated over a long time becomes accepted usage.

To whom , not For whom Colon, not comma after concern for the patent , not for patent spell out small numbers: three in a good , not within good to European, not at European no hyphen: North American no capitals: the construction site gained in not gained into the no...

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...

Parentheses enclose words, phrases, clauses or sentences that are placed within the sentence mainly for explanation or commentary. They are constructions unto themselves, separate from the rest of the sentence: She told him that she would be a little late (she was never on time for anything)...

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,...