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A compound modifier that is spaced rather than hyphenated is referred to as an open compound. [2] When a numeral and a noun are used in a compound modifier that precedes a noun, the noun takes the singular form. For example, the 2021 Belmont Stakes was a "12-furlong race" and an "eight-horse race", not a "12-furlongs race" or an "eight-horses ...
Compounding occurs when two or more words or signs are joined to make a longer word or sign. Consequently, a compound is a unit composed of more than one stem, forming words or signs. If the joining of the words or signs is orthographically represented with a hyphen, the result is a hyphenated compound (e.g., must-have, hunter-gatherer).
For example, it is not possible to syllabify "learning" as lear-ning according to the correct syllabification of the living language. Seeing only lear-at the end of a line might mislead the reader into pronouncing the word incorrectly, as the digraph ea can hold many different values. The history of English orthography accounts for such phenomena.
A hyphen should definitely be used in the above examples. I have to say they both look like hyphens to me. — Cheers, Jack Lee –talk– 15:36, 19 February 2009 (UTC) To me too. If you're seeing any as something other than ordinary hyphens, please correct them. --Kotniski 16:34, 19 February 2009 (UTC) I was wrong after all.
Editors should structure articles with consistent, reader-friendly layouts and formatting (which are detailed in this guide). Where more than one style or format is acceptable under the MoS, one should be used consistently within an article and should not be changed without good reason. Edit warring over stylistic choices is unacceptable. [b]
[optional in place of hyphen] separator for clitics, e.g., West Greenlandic palasi=lu niuirtur=lu (priest=and shopkeeper=and) "both the priest and the shopkeeper" [2] [20]. when a morph is rendered by more than one gloss, the glosses are separated by periods, e.g., French aux chevaux (to. ART.PL horse. PL) "to the horses"
For example, the first split of Glossary of underwater basketweaving terms could be into Glossary of underwater basketweaving terms: A–M and Glossary of underwater basketweaving terms: N–Z, but very long glossaries may need even more parts, and some glossaries will have some one letters' sections much longer than others. If there are terms ...
When using a number-card format or a card-high format, use a hyphen: "five-card" "ace-high" However, some terms should be hyphenated when used in a poker-specific sense, but should not be hyphenated when used in a more general sense. For example: "Alice went all in against an all-in opponent"