How many hyphens in "right-hand man"?
Mary Ann Slavcheff is correct. I surfed the Internet and also found "righthand man," but the preferred seems to be "right-hand man." And like Mary Ann's examples, without a hyphen, it would be "right man" and "hand man," neither of which makes sense.
When do you put a hyphen between a number and the item it is modifying, as in seven-year as opposed to seven meter?
This type of hyphenation is called adjectival hyphenation.Example 1The girl, who is five years old, participated in that competition.The five-year-old girl participated in that competition. (Here, “five-year-old” acts as an adjective for “girl”)Example 2His contributions to science are well known.He is a well-known author. (Here, “well-known” acts as an adjective for “author”)
Grammar Question: HYPHEN?
You are creating a temporary compound. If it's an adjective and goes before the noun, its parts are hyphenated. If it's an adjective appearing after its noun, it can be left open unless you need the hyphens for clarity. If it's a noun, it needs the hyphens. Since 'maple leaf' is a single concept, it doesn't get hyphenated. So I'd go with maple leaf-turned-bookmark. I'd also consider that the reader won't be able to conceptualize that until she reaches the final word, so it might be better to find another way to express the idea of the leaf being used as a bookmark.
When do we use a hyphen in writing?
Hyphens are used to join and link compound modifiers..(when two or more words modify a single noun) EX: The "10-year-old boy" went for a ride on his bike. Use hyphens to Link proper nouns and adjectives.. EX: The woman was Italian-American. Use hyphens with numbers and fractions EX: John turned thirty-eight last Tuesday. Use hyphens to separate double vowels that can occur with prefixes. EX: My city mayor was re-elected this year for another term. Use hyphens with other words with prefixes Ex; She decided to self-administer her own insulin injections to control her diabetes. Hyphenate compound words Ex; The umbrella was made with a water-repellent fabric. Use a hyphen in any instance where the meaning of the word might be unclear if no hyphen were used. Ex: The director did an excellent job in the re-creation of the 1940's era. Hope this helps!
Hyphenated Americans?
African-American, Jewish-American, Irish-American, Mexican-American, etc.,etc.,etc., These are people who have immigrated (legaly I hope) to the US. Born in another country, they have chosen to live in the United States. They raise children who are Americans, sans hyphen. Most strive to live the American Dream and if you ask them, most will say, "I AM an AMERICAN" and that is what they become. If an individual was born here, are they not by reason AMERICANS, again sans hyphen? If a group feels they need to seperate themselves from the rest, then the hyphen is added. However, in the United States we are One out of Many. True Americans do not place themselves apart from the others. The use of the hyphen as in African-American denotes a seperate class of American, doesn't it? This seperation or self segregation only promotes bigotry(sp?) and prejudice. Our minority "leaders" have added that label to keep racism alive. Would they be less than noteworthy if the issue was resolved?
Hyphens in Japanese honorifics?
To begin with, romaji isn't Japanese itself. It is up to you whether Endou-san or Endou san. When I answer here, in order to make it clearer, I use such hyphens very often. Especially particles, as in "Watashi-wa." As for "Endou-san," a hyphen is used to show "-san" is a kind of title, not another word. Anyway, whether "Endou-san" or "Endou san," it's "遠藤さん" in Japanese.
Does Sign-In use a hyphen if used as a noun?
I'm developing a writing guide for my company's website and am currently working on the section that pertains to hyphens. With regard to Sign In (Sign Up), here's the rule I've developed: - - - - - - - When used as a proper noun identifying a page, "Sign-In" has a hyphen and both the “S” and the “I” are uppercase. When used as a verb and appearing on a button or label, "Sign In" does not have a hyphen and the “S” and “I” are uppercase. When used as a verb within a sentence it should appear as “sign in” where neither the “s” or the “i” is uppercase (unless beginning the sentence, in which case the “S” would be uppercase. e.g. "To sign in, go to the Sign-In page, enter your username and password and click Sign In". - - - - - - - - Does that make sense?