Is half-in half-out hyphenated?





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Do you hyphenate half-in half-out? He was half-in half-out. (of the window). Or half in, half out? Sheesh, nothing coming up on google. Any ideas/help please?










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  • I'd use "half-in, half-out" or "half in, half out". But Ngram finds all imaginable variations.
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Do you hyphenate half-in half-out? He was half-in half-out. (of the window). Or half in, half out? Sheesh, nothing coming up on google. Any ideas/help please?










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Do you hyphenate half-in half-out? He was half-in half-out. (of the window). Or half in, half out? Sheesh, nothing coming up on google. Any ideas/help please?










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  • I'd use "half-in, half-out" or "half in, half out". But Ngram finds all imaginable variations.
    – Hot Licks
    Nov 14 at 12:41




















  • I'd use "half-in, half-out" or "half in, half out". But Ngram finds all imaginable variations.
    – Hot Licks
    Nov 14 at 12:41


















I'd use "half-in, half-out" or "half in, half out". But Ngram finds all imaginable variations.
– Hot Licks
Nov 14 at 12:41






I'd use "half-in, half-out" or "half in, half out". But Ngram finds all imaginable variations.
– Hot Licks
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I see no reason for hyphens. Then, again, I see no reason for many apostrophes in today's names, but there they are. (Saw one recently, Rickey la' Davis--really?!)






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  • Okay thanks. In that case, if no obvious rule, I might go for hyphens cos I prefer how it looks to the comma. I like my words to look neat too! Don't know Rickey la Davis I'm afraid. Footballer Rickey L Davis? In which case please explain the la part... thanks.
    – Debrapples
    Oct 15 at 10:15












  • No reasons for hyphens in general or in this specific case?
    – Mari-Lou A
    Oct 15 at 10:33











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I see no reason for hyphens. Then, again, I see no reason for many apostrophes in today's names, but there they are. (Saw one recently, Rickey la' Davis--really?!)






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  • Okay thanks. In that case, if no obvious rule, I might go for hyphens cos I prefer how it looks to the comma. I like my words to look neat too! Don't know Rickey la Davis I'm afraid. Footballer Rickey L Davis? In which case please explain the la part... thanks.
    – Debrapples
    Oct 15 at 10:15












  • No reasons for hyphens in general or in this specific case?
    – Mari-Lou A
    Oct 15 at 10:33















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I see no reason for hyphens. Then, again, I see no reason for many apostrophes in today's names, but there they are. (Saw one recently, Rickey la' Davis--really?!)






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  • Okay thanks. In that case, if no obvious rule, I might go for hyphens cos I prefer how it looks to the comma. I like my words to look neat too! Don't know Rickey la Davis I'm afraid. Footballer Rickey L Davis? In which case please explain the la part... thanks.
    – Debrapples
    Oct 15 at 10:15












  • No reasons for hyphens in general or in this specific case?
    – Mari-Lou A
    Oct 15 at 10:33













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I see no reason for hyphens. Then, again, I see no reason for many apostrophes in today's names, but there they are. (Saw one recently, Rickey la' Davis--really?!)






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I see no reason for hyphens. Then, again, I see no reason for many apostrophes in today's names, but there they are. (Saw one recently, Rickey la' Davis--really?!)







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  • Okay thanks. In that case, if no obvious rule, I might go for hyphens cos I prefer how it looks to the comma. I like my words to look neat too! Don't know Rickey la Davis I'm afraid. Footballer Rickey L Davis? In which case please explain the la part... thanks.
    – Debrapples
    Oct 15 at 10:15












  • No reasons for hyphens in general or in this specific case?
    – Mari-Lou A
    Oct 15 at 10:33


















  • Okay thanks. In that case, if no obvious rule, I might go for hyphens cos I prefer how it looks to the comma. I like my words to look neat too! Don't know Rickey la Davis I'm afraid. Footballer Rickey L Davis? In which case please explain the la part... thanks.
    – Debrapples
    Oct 15 at 10:15












  • No reasons for hyphens in general or in this specific case?
    – Mari-Lou A
    Oct 15 at 10:33
















Okay thanks. In that case, if no obvious rule, I might go for hyphens cos I prefer how it looks to the comma. I like my words to look neat too! Don't know Rickey la Davis I'm afraid. Footballer Rickey L Davis? In which case please explain the la part... thanks.
– Debrapples
Oct 15 at 10:15






Okay thanks. In that case, if no obvious rule, I might go for hyphens cos I prefer how it looks to the comma. I like my words to look neat too! Don't know Rickey la Davis I'm afraid. Footballer Rickey L Davis? In which case please explain the la part... thanks.
– Debrapples
Oct 15 at 10:15














No reasons for hyphens in general or in this specific case?
– Mari-Lou A
Oct 15 at 10:33




No reasons for hyphens in general or in this specific case?
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