Hyphen

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Some authors claim ''there is no firm rule to help you decide which words are run together, hyphenated or left separate'' (http://www.economist.com/style-guide/hyphens The Economist). Others tend to disagree: ''The basic rule is straightforward: you need a hyphen to join two (or more) modifiers if the words taken together modify a noun that follows'' (http://roskylegaled.com/blog/post/to-hyphenate-or-not-to-hyphenate/ Rosky Legal Education).

== Remarks ==

On Entri authors should apply the rules as laid out on Kathy Sieckman's 'Proof That' blog (see ''Further reading'').

== Examples ==

• [[far-reaching consequences]]
• [[third-party manufacturer]]

== Further reading ==

• ''Hyphenation: Compounding and Word Division'' on [http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tcdnstyl-chap?lang=eng&lettr=chapsect2&info0=2 BtB]
• ''To Hyphenate or Not to Hyphenate: That is the Question'' on [https://proofthat.blogspot.com/2013/04/to-hyphenate-or-not-to-hyphenate-that.html Proof That]

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Grammar & style

Some authors claim there is no firm rule to help you decide which words are run together, hyphenated or left separate (http://www.economist.com/style-guide/hyphens The Economist). Others tend to disagree: The basic rule is straightforward: you need a hyphen to join two (or more) modifiers if the words taken together modify a noun that follows (http://roskylegaled.com/blog/post/to-hyphenate-or-not-to-hyphenate/ Rosky Legal Education).

Remarks

On Entri authors should apply the rules as laid out on Kathy Sieckman's 'Proof That' blog (see Further reading).

Examples

• far-reaching consequences
• third-party manufacturer

Further reading

• Hyphenation: Compounding and Word Division on BtB
• To Hyphenate or Not to Hyphenate: That is the Question on Proof That