As we're also discussing liquids in this thread, it's probably a good moment to point out that American pints and gallons are different from British ones. A British gallon of water weighs ten pounds and is divided into eight pints of 20 fluid

I can understand why some people want to remain anonymous when discussing controversial subjects. However, I find it irritsating to know nothing at all about the writer and to have to guess whether two Anons are really different or the same

Hi, Liza! What do you mean when you say that the first is the correct choice? Are you refering to the original question? I think we agree that hyphens are not required, but do you agree that it's not a very good sentence?

On the scientific side, the centre of the earth is certainly very hot but not as hot as the sun! In the Nordic tradition hell was a cold place. We can still see this in our language. If a situation is terrible in general, we call it hell, but

You're perfectly right, CJ PS I also find your "fabricated" dialogue perfectly easy to understand!

Hi Calif Jim! Is "obligated" really a word? I would say "obliged". Or is it a question of AmE/BrE?

Yes, I'd say so, because without a hyphen (but with a comma) it could mean fine and coloured, while with a hyphen it means "having fine colours". In the same way "a long-legged table" means a table with long legs, while a long legged table" could

Yes, it's preferable. A "cave dwelling" is a home in a cave, so the hyphen helps the reader to understand the function of the two words when placed before "animals"

I too would say "differently", but I understand the case for using "different", because it's about doing a different thing, rather than doing the same thing differently. If we want to use the adjective, we need to change the sentence: "... the

In point no. 2 I beg to differ. It's an unusual meaning but (without looking it up) I think it could be correct. The meaning would be something like "makes one suitable" or "qualifies one".