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Suspended Hyphens: You Might Hate This Grammatical Rule

I’m not the only person who has favorite and least-favorite grammatical rules, right? For example, the Oxford comma is definitely up there as one of my favorites. Unfortunately, the rule we’re talking about right now—the suspended hyphen—is one of my Read more…


Is It Babysit, Baby Sit, or Baby-sit? Complete Guide to Compound Words: Open, Hyphenated, and Closed

Babysit or baby-sit? Common sense or common-sense? First aid, first-aid, or firstaid? There are three different kinds of compound words—open, closed, and hyphenated—and it can be tricky to keep them all straight! Overview: What Is a Compound Word? A compound Read more…