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Is "full day" hyphenated? Is "half-day" hyphenated? -- nm
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by
Mop🧹
I guess I would want to know why one is but the other isnt. -- nm
Posted by
tRuMaN (aka tRuMaN)
Sep 28 '23, 10:51
#reasons probably.
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"full" is an adjective describing the day. "half-day" is a noun. The comparable to "a full day" would be "half a day" -- nm
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oblique
Sep 28, 10:54
'cause the english language likes to f*ck with people -- nm
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decline
Sep 28, 10:53
hyphenate (and still not always) when the two-word conjunction is being used to modify another article -- nm
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hollywood big shot
Sep 28, 10:53
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insert confused emoji at the fancy big words used here.
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tRuMaN
Sep 28, 10:55
So hyphenate when describing both "full-day" and "half-day" sessions. -- nm
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Mop🧹
Sep 28, 10:55
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Yes -- nm
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Flavorize
Sep 28, 10:56
sure, why not -- nm
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hollywood big shot
Sep 28, 10:55
I have a bachelors degree in english but it really doesn't mean I can explain these things any better :)
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oblique
Sep 28, 10:54
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but then there are always stupid exceptions that have no apparent rhyme or reason to also trip you up
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hollywood big shot
Sep 28, 11:32
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