A hyphen connects two elements that are joined together to function as one word. Here are some examples of hyphenated words: best-seller, two-year-old, pre-Hanukkah, and anti-racist. An em dash cannot be used as a hyphen (and a hyphen, likewise, cannot be used as a hyphen). The rul...
create a new, single noun is called a compound noun.The combination of these two or more words results in the formation of a new word having a distinct meaning. The three types of compound nouns that are commonly used are hyphenated compound nouns, closed compound nouns, and open compound ...
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Over time, we extracted bespoke wisdom from our gallinaceous charges. My son, whose outsized capacity for empathy was at odds with his narrow 10 years of experience, divined that a chicken was a fair barometer for human character. “If you can’t figure out how to hold a chicken right...
While we previously mentioned entitlement coming with hyphenated names, the same rule is in effect for second or third generation names. Enter Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd), the snooty privileged stock trader who gets framed by his bosses on a bet to see if he’ll change his ways when ...
While we previously mentioned entitlement coming with hyphenated names, the same rule is in effect for second or third generation names. Enter Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd), the snooty privileged stock trader who gets framed by his bosses on a bet to see if he’ll change his ways when ...
In 2017, when a number of posters on Tumblr and 4chan started bragging about their brain sizes, it quickly turned into a meme. Photos of different sized brains are paired with “smart” sounding words until they expand into a fully enlightened stage.One of the first manifestationsof the “...
(no idea what type they are – they’re from a tree at my wife’s parents’ house), 200 g sugar, 1 L gin and filter after 6 months). The one below on the right is aFrench drink called ’44’. You take an orange, make 44 incisions with a sharp knife and insert 44 coffee ...
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Just typing the hyphenated word CO-OPETITION into the Amazon search box gets you to Brandenburger and Nalebuff’s book by that name. It has been years since I read this, the latest Amazon review confirms that although there may be academically-better-books now like the recommended “Porter”,...