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Re: How to hyphenate virginmedia.com
Frederick Williams (frederick.williams2@tesco.net) 2009/03/26 09:48

Einde O'Callaghan wrote:
>
> 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"

That's what I though, but it looked a bit over-the-top.

> but, to be
> honest, such hyphens are often left out.

Right, out with them.

Thanks.
--
Science is a differential equation.
Religion is a boundary condition.
--Alan Turing

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