hyphen

The New York Times analysis relies heavily on textual analysis of old emails and posts, and in particular incorrect hyphen usage and British spelling.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 8, 2026

So what if some Gen Z influencers see a venti hyphen where you see a proud, versatile dash?

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2025

Not all of his ideas made the cut though - X-Ray Drive was rejected by the council due to a hyphen being in it, which forced the change to Radiography Road.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2025

No one had really paid too much attention to the hyphen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2022

And if a word starting with re could be confused with one that’s spelled the same but means something else, add a hyphen.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

Missing hyphens or incorrect capitalization, ambiguities about singular and plural nouns or transitive and intransitive verbs — no question is too insignificant.

From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2023

Missing hyphens or incorrect capitalization, ambiguities about singular and plural nouns or transitive and intransitive verbs - no question is too insignificant.

From Washington Times ● May 29, 2023

Diggs spoke with The Times about the season finale of “Snowpiercer,” acting and hyphens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2022

As we know him, LeBron is a basketball player with so many other hyphens behind that.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2021

Here are some exceptions to the “before or after” rule for hyphens in two-word descriptions: • If self or quasi is one of the words, always use a hyphen.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

To meet the supposed legal exigencies the two names were simply hyphened.

From Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature by Bardsley, Charles W.

Knew him before he married Miss Forbes of Glenluce, my wife's second cousin, and hyphened his name with hers, to keep the property in the family.

From An African Millionaire Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay by Allen, Grant

These slight differences are by no means accidental, because Alms-basket is hyphened to count as two words and thereby cause the long word to be the 151st word.

From Bacon is Shake-Speare by Durning-Lawrence, Sir Edwin

The shortening of the first line is never a blemish, but a too short second line following a hyphened first line is always a fault.

From Division of Words Rules for the Division of Words at the Ends of Lines, with Remarks on Spelling, Syllabication and Pronunciation by Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William)

Mr. Tempest, unimpressed by the hyphened St. Clair, was unwilling to allow the courtship to proceed.

From The Simpkins Plot by Birmingham, George A.