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Examples
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Hyphens seem to stick them together in a complicated fashion.
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# Hyphens are the preferred word separator, although underscores are gaining acceptance over times past .
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Hyphens are omitted when the phrasal adjective begins with an adverb ending in - ly: professionally typed letter environmentally friendly products
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Hyphens tighten and demarcate the phrases, which is especially helpful when multiple compounds are used: fast-growing free-range poultry two-and-a-half-hour on-campus tour
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Hyphens are omitted when the phrasal adjective begins with an adverb ending in - ly: professionally typed letter environmentally friendly products
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Hyphens tighten and demarcate the phrases, which is especially helpful when multiple compounds are used: fast-growing free-range poultry two-and-a-half-hour on-campus tour
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Hyphens are single and are not given extra spaces at either end, as in self-congratulatory.
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# Hyphens are the preferred word separator, although underscores are gaining acceptance over times past.
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Hyphens are reinstated if the - ly adverb is part of a longer compound: formally-agreed-upon format not-so-environmentally-friendly products
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Hyphens are reinstated if the - ly adverb is part of a longer compound: formally-agreed-upon format not-so-environmentally-friendly products
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