hyphen
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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
Versions with and without the hyphen have been used in the past, but a 1960 Privy Council announcement used the hyphenated version, which will be used from now on.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025
“When you put a hyphen between two things, it almost makes it sound like they're somehow equal,” Zahr said.
From Salon • Nov. 4, 2023
For his own part, Fuhrmann was happy to have taken on the hyphen and to have won.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2022
Why isn’t there a hyphen in “today”? Lawks-a- mussy, what sort of punctuation chickens are we at the beginning of the 21st century?
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
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