By Spelling, Hyphens

Hi, (1) During the debate and the discussion on the definition of marriage, I was asked over and over again, "How would this change your marriage to include same-sex couples in the definition of marriage? How could making marriage more inclusive harm the institution?" Can the be...

No you don't either, Barb, everybody knows all we do is eat bonbons all day; therefore, we are not valued by society. I have heard "stay at home" without the hyphens or the mom. What are you up to this weekend?Oh, I'm so worn out, I think I just want to stay at home and veg out.( veg or veg out -...

Kooyeen wrote:And I'm 100% sure that if I know it, I definitely don't know it can be spelled two ways. Kooyeen, you have (at least) one of these too! I guess we should focus on that. We said it's not a difference between BrE and AmE, so not "ou" spellings. Tanit asked if it's a hyphen that makes...

Tanit wrote:Is an hyphen responsible for turning the 7-letter word into an 8-letter one?No idea ... I was thinking of birthday, before reading your latest clues ...No, there is no hyphen.Here is a hint:The eight-letter spelling contains a C, but the seven-letter spelling does not.And here is...

Yankee wrote:Kooyeen, you should be able to get this one. I'm 100% sure you've seen the word recently. And I'm 100% sure that if I know it, I definitely don't know it can be spelled two ways. I guess we should focus on that. We said it's not a difference between BrE and AmE, so not "ou"...

When you see a word with a hyphen, try looking up just one part: non - trivial = not - trivial. Look up trivial. The real problem may be your ambivalence about the spelling. You ask, What is the meanig of the word "non-trival'. I suspect you won't find trival in the dictionary. Did...

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...

Grammar Geek wrote:Lest we be tempted to hold up spammers are paragons of grammar, in addition to the "any more" issue, e-mail is almost always singular.Hi GGComputer magazines abound in millions of examples of e-mail used in the plural whenever the occasion presents itself. The following...

Hi, I think normally the term 'six pack' is written with a hyphen like this: a six-pack of something To me, that doesn't mean the spelling 'six pack' is incorrect. Now, as to the phrase "a six pack chicken nuggets meal", I think it is not idiomatic, not to mention that it isn't written right....