tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post8026368593071763376..comments2024-03-28T10:41:26.999-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Dashing Off A Note About AgesDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-56454071391810245902013-11-20T16:49:20.121-07:002013-11-20T16:49:20.121-07:00Okay, I have a question about the hyphenated "...Okay, I have a question about the hyphenated "noun" form. I see no difference between "five-year-old coat" and a "six-year-old" [child]. Isn't the noun simply implied there, and the hyphenation is because it really is an adjective?<br /><br />If my question makes the Style Maven testy, please disregard. ;) But this did get me wondering whether nouns could be implied.<br /><br />Thank you!Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-82220616284609256292013-11-20T15:07:35.034-07:002013-11-20T15:07:35.034-07:00Great post! It can all get very confusing sometime...Great post! It can all get very confusing sometimes!Heidiwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593338979995203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-39735502851108350182013-11-20T12:38:14.306-07:002013-11-20T12:38:14.306-07:00Posts like these make me glad my editor has my bac...Posts like these make me glad my editor has my back. Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-85783758108857648102013-11-20T08:55:06.509-07:002013-11-20T08:55:06.509-07:00So glad to have you back with more tips and your a...So glad to have you back with more tips and your acerbic with, SM. Thank you for clarifying all the ages.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-43785114680487597442013-11-20T08:30:15.745-07:002013-11-20T08:30:15.745-07:00I love this post, SM! The use of compound adjectiv...I love this post, SM! The use of compound adjectives and nouns is so misunderstood by writers — at least among the ones I've worked with — and numbers head the list of incorrect usages. This is indeed timely as well as vital information. Thank you, thank you, thank you! :-)Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.com