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From: Einde O'Callaghan <eindeoc@freenet.de>
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Subject: Re: How to hyphenate
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:56:47 +0100
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Frederick Williams wrote:
> How would one hyphenate
>
> fifteen and a half year old
>
> if at all?
>
If it's an adjective it should, according to the guidelines for
hyphenation, be done as follows "fifteen-and-a-half-year-old" but, to be
honest, such hyphens are often left out.
Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
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