Sentence examples for those hyphens from inspiring English sources

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Watch Those Hyphens A keen-eyed former colleague pointed out a couple of recent examples of a particular hyphen problem: "But that's good news," Ms. Potter replied.

Ibiza Rocks, like a lot of venues on the island, is a hotel-cum-party (those hyphens are important).

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Some of those Jean-Hyphens will probably have to go.

Just write and worry about those commas and hyphens and colons later.

Why the hyphens?

Also, no need for the hyphens here.

…" No reason for the hyphens in either of these phrases.

They are compound words with the hyphens left out.

Those semicolons and curly quote marks, not to mention words and hyphens and em-dashes and en-dashes, are easier to confirm when a person can actually see them.

"I dislike hyphens.

No hyphens needed here.

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