By Synonyms, Hyphens

Ouch! Sorry again, Dynamix. First time in 71 years I've heard "Fully-fledged." "Full-blown" is another common synonym. They mean fully developed; full rank; full status. My American Heritage Dictionary lists "full-fledged / -blown" but not "fully-fledged...

Grammar Geek wrote: It is three words. It is a three-word phrase. It should have the hyphens only when it is used to modify a noun, as you did with "You are a down-to-earth person." The same as "full time." She attends school full time. She is a full-time student. But "full time" is still two...

It is three words. It is a three-word phrase. It should have the hyphens only when it is used to modify a noun, as you did with "You are a down-to-earth person." The same as "full time." She attends school full time. She is a full-time student. But "full time" is still two words. By the way, in...

Clive wrote: Hi, "Hundreds of millions of people progressing in leaps and bounds towards a materially-progressive heaven." (D. Lessing) Without some context, it's hard to give an exact meaning to this phrase. Can you supply such a context? Possibly 'materially progresssive' refers to...

Hello Pretty good proposal. I have only a few minor suggestions: "cannot" is usually one word unless you're emphasising the NOT very strongly. There are several repetitions of the word "focus", which may be considered an unfortunate methaphor, given the subject matter. Consider synonyms such...