In Proofreading^x, Hyphens^x

Nona The Brit wrote:Every time John bites his lips he is being blocked to get into his most favorite Website. This means that the action of his biting his lips causes him to be blocked. You have it the wrong way round. He knows he has to try as much as he would like. 'as hard as he can'...

Every time John bites his lips he is being blocked to get into his most favorite Website. This means that the action of his biting his lips causes him to be blocked. You have it the wrong way round. He knows he has to try as much as he would like. 'as hard as he can' freaking-desire. hyphen is...

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is a (truly is a hollow adjective here) superb reality show that first aired on December 3, 2003. Each 60 minute episode features a team of designers, contractors and several hundred workers who must race against time: (you could subsititute the colon with a...

Ever since its birth, this dog has been with Larry. Now, the dog was malodorous, old, crippled and blind, but Larry was always with it. (The adj. stinky is too colloquial to be employed in written English.) Larry's roommate, John, wanted to get rid of the dog because he was bothered by the...

Either is acceptable. Just be consistent once you decide on one. (Personally, I prefer to hyphenate, but there is no good reason. Both are listed in the dictionary. This issue goes for several words, usually more modern words, that are becoming so popular that it is permissible to drop...

No, I don't think they are necessary; they look awkward; '...providing caching servers to store the most frequently accessed Web pages' is fine. You don't need hyphens unless the modification sequence is confusing. edited to amend faulty proofreading--see khoff's remark below