tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post9071562866202267837..comments2024-03-29T03:30:18.368-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Grammar ABCs: H is for HyphenDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-29585164917531757662012-02-07T13:07:48.930-07:002012-02-07T13:07:48.930-07:00I'll be lucky to remember any of that! It does...I'll be lucky to remember any of that! It does get confusing.<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://morganmandel.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-67303446478565144402012-02-07T09:05:03.221-07:002012-02-07T09:05:03.221-07:00Great post, Heidi. So, to answer your question, &q...Great post, Heidi. So, to answer your question, "Is the glass half full or half-full?" the answer is half full without the hyphen because it comes after the noun. I often hesitate (and come up with the wrong one), but after your explanation it's much clearer. Thank you!Mary E. Trimblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967336870794374746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-36757580207014521452012-02-07T08:46:20.774-07:002012-02-07T08:46:20.774-07:00Thanks for such a clear explanation, Heidi. You ma...Thanks for such a clear explanation, Heidi. You make it easy to remember the rules! I wish I'd had you as a teacher in grade school when I should have been learning this stuff. I was apparently looking out the window watching the landscape or the sky instead...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-39380728515523531012012-02-06T19:20:38.950-07:002012-02-06T19:20:38.950-07:00Good post, Heidi. I rely on my trusty Merriam-Webs...Good post, Heidi. I rely on my trusty Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, then add them to my own list for quick future reference. Amd yes, Brits hyphen a lot more words than Americans do, so I have to pay attention to whether I'm editing for an American or a British author. We Canadians tend to follow American usage on this, for the most part.Jodie Rennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17180607353893233389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-55039140478914084902012-02-06T14:12:55.431-07:002012-02-06T14:12:55.431-07:00Thanks for the "ly" word explanation, La...Thanks for the "ly" word explanation, Larry. It just doesn't seem "comfortable" not to hyphenate those, but it's good to know the reason behind the rule.<br /><br />Thanks to you all for chiming in. This is a hard concept and I'm editing a ms right now that hyphenates EVERYTHING!!! Sigh.Heidiwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593338979995203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-6369083064387007262012-02-06T12:49:58.822-07:002012-02-06T12:49:58.822-07:00Heidi, thank you for tackling this subject. Even k...Heidi, thank you for tackling this subject. Even knowing the rules, some folks thrown them out the window, which contributes to grammar being constantly in flux.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-2788119237166169992012-02-06T12:01:44.275-07:002012-02-06T12:01:44.275-07:00My editing business tells me that most writers are...My editing business tells me that most writers are as confound by hyphenation issues as they are by sound storytelling structure. So thank you for this post Heidi! Instead of explaining over and over, I'll just drop in this link. ;)Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-84126871923803587692012-02-06T10:40:21.472-07:002012-02-06T10:40:21.472-07:00And just to add to the fun, the British rules for ...And just to add to the fun, the British rules for hyphens are different than the American. I learned the British, so this is one more area where I'm constantly checking an American dictionary.Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-89596632048137094202012-02-06T10:07:35.176-07:002012-02-06T10:07:35.176-07:00Well done! It was one of the most difficult lesson...Well done! It was one of the most difficult lessons to teach in sixth grade, and again in eighth grade, and yet again when reviewing other authors. And I am in the same category as Larry now ... but have no reluctance to pick up my trusty dictionary or grammar book. <br /><br />I shared this post on Facebook for my writer-site friends!<br /><br />The explanation I used to give to my students was that if the two words together had a new meaning, and if the two words separate (without a hyphen) didn't sound right ...<br /><br />example: wind-blown leaves is not the same as wind leaves and blown leaves ... after a discussion that spontaneously arose regarding the best leaf blower at the hardware store...<br /><br />Oh, I do miss my students!Quilters' Quartershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09164862226942626710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-47827753950213560992012-02-06T08:04:20.742-07:002012-02-06T08:04:20.742-07:00Great post again, Heidi, but... The reason we don&...Great post again, Heidi, but... The reason we don't hyphenate 'ly' words is that they are not adjectives but adverbs. 'Well' is also an adverb, and some style manuals argue that hyphenating 'well-known' as a modifier is incorrect, or at least deprecated. I'm teaching in Madeira, hence don't have my beloved <i>Chicago Manual of Style</i> with me, but I <i>thought</i> they dropped the hyphen in the newest edition. Then again, they are well-known for that sort of thing, and I am known for remembering these things backwards.<br /><br />--Larry Constantine (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lior-Samson/e/B004KDPO9A/" rel="nofollow">novelist Lior Samson</a>)Larry Constantine (Lior Samson)http://www.amazon.com/Lior-Samson/e/B004KDPO9A/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-36659801407954696582012-02-06T02:37:18.217-07:002012-02-06T02:37:18.217-07:00My bugbear is "cooperate" instead of &qu...My bugbear is "cooperate" instead of "co-operate". It reads like something to do with housing chickens.Elle Carter Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02266309723919011181noreply@blogger.com