How can you determine whether a word with the pseudo- prefix should be hyphenated?
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I am in a bit of a quandary over conflicting results in dictionary entries about the inclusion of a hyphen in some of the words containing the pseudo- prefix.
An example of one of these words is pseudoscience/pseudo-science.
The Oxford dictionary's entry omits the hyphen for the word (i.e. they spell it as 'pseudoscience').
Meanwhile, Cambridge's dictionary entry decides to place a hyphen between the prefix and 'science' (i.e. they spell it as 'pseudo-science').
Another example would be pseudo-intellectual/pseudointellectual. Oxford includes the hyphen; Dictionary.com does not.
I usually check more than one dictionary to see if a word with this prefix should be hyphenated or not. However, I am not sure which form to use in this case. Is there a way of determining which one?
Any help is much appreciated.
hyphenation prefixes morphology
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I am in a bit of a quandary over conflicting results in dictionary entries about the inclusion of a hyphen in some of the words containing the pseudo- prefix.
An example of one of these words is pseudoscience/pseudo-science.
The Oxford dictionary's entry omits the hyphen for the word (i.e. they spell it as 'pseudoscience').
Meanwhile, Cambridge's dictionary entry decides to place a hyphen between the prefix and 'science' (i.e. they spell it as 'pseudo-science').
Another example would be pseudo-intellectual/pseudointellectual. Oxford includes the hyphen; Dictionary.com does not.
I usually check more than one dictionary to see if a word with this prefix should be hyphenated or not. However, I am not sure which form to use in this case. Is there a way of determining which one?
Any help is much appreciated.
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I am in a bit of a quandary over conflicting results in dictionary entries about the inclusion of a hyphen in some of the words containing the pseudo- prefix.
An example of one of these words is pseudoscience/pseudo-science.
The Oxford dictionary's entry omits the hyphen for the word (i.e. they spell it as 'pseudoscience').
Meanwhile, Cambridge's dictionary entry decides to place a hyphen between the prefix and 'science' (i.e. they spell it as 'pseudo-science').
Another example would be pseudo-intellectual/pseudointellectual. Oxford includes the hyphen; Dictionary.com does not.
I usually check more than one dictionary to see if a word with this prefix should be hyphenated or not. However, I am not sure which form to use in this case. Is there a way of determining which one?
Any help is much appreciated.
hyphenation prefixes morphology
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I am in a bit of a quandary over conflicting results in dictionary entries about the inclusion of a hyphen in some of the words containing the pseudo- prefix.
An example of one of these words is pseudoscience/pseudo-science.
The Oxford dictionary's entry omits the hyphen for the word (i.e. they spell it as 'pseudoscience').
Meanwhile, Cambridge's dictionary entry decides to place a hyphen between the prefix and 'science' (i.e. they spell it as 'pseudo-science').
Another example would be pseudo-intellectual/pseudointellectual. Oxford includes the hyphen; Dictionary.com does not.
I usually check more than one dictionary to see if a word with this prefix should be hyphenated or not. However, I am not sure which form to use in this case. Is there a way of determining which one?
Any help is much appreciated.
hyphenation prefixes morphology
hyphenation prefixes morphology
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There is no general rule for hyphenation when creating compound words.
When in doubt, I look it up. If still unsure, I use a hyphen, as I won't be penalised for it. If still looks wrong with a hyphen, leave the hyphen out.
(native speaker, UK. See author Lynn Truss for style guidance on hyphens!)
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There is no general rule for hyphenation when creating compound words.
When in doubt, I look it up. If still unsure, I use a hyphen, as I won't be penalised for it. If still looks wrong with a hyphen, leave the hyphen out.
(native speaker, UK. See author Lynn Truss for style guidance on hyphens!)
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There is no general rule for hyphenation when creating compound words.
When in doubt, I look it up. If still unsure, I use a hyphen, as I won't be penalised for it. If still looks wrong with a hyphen, leave the hyphen out.
(native speaker, UK. See author Lynn Truss for style guidance on hyphens!)
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There is no general rule for hyphenation when creating compound words.
When in doubt, I look it up. If still unsure, I use a hyphen, as I won't be penalised for it. If still looks wrong with a hyphen, leave the hyphen out.
(native speaker, UK. See author Lynn Truss for style guidance on hyphens!)
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There is no general rule for hyphenation when creating compound words.
When in doubt, I look it up. If still unsure, I use a hyphen, as I won't be penalised for it. If still looks wrong with a hyphen, leave the hyphen out.
(native speaker, UK. See author Lynn Truss for style guidance on hyphens!)
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