Either treatment would be acceptable based on writer style and preference. Excluding the hyphen would not compromise meaning or clarity for most readers of American English; both Merriam-Webster online and dictionary. Should it be: a pre-check-in b pre check-in c pre-check in d pre check in.
Our recommendation would be would to separate the two-word compound with an en dash: pre[en dash]check in. This signals to the reader that what follows the en dash is a two-word unit.
If that is not an option, we would probably go with option c , which is the closest to that guideline. Leave a Comment or Question: Cancel reply. Please ensure that your question or comment relates to the topic of the blog post.
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Your email address will not be published. Hyphens with Common Prefixes Should we use a hyphen with a common prefix such as non or un? Examples: uninviting uninterested noncompetitive preexisting some writers would write pre-existing pretest posttest some writers would write post-test Exception: As the above examples suggest, when adding a prefix creates a double vowel or double consonant, many writers use a hyphen.
Examples: ultra-ambitious non-native Advertisement. Share Tweet Email. English Grammar says:. July 28, , at am. Jane says:. Janice says:. March 4, , at pm. March 6, , at pm. Marion says:. April 30, , at am. May 5, , at pm. Philo says:.
March 24, , at am. April 5, , at am. BB says:. September 22, , at am. October 20, , at pm. Christi says:. March 7, , at am. April 20, , at pm. Brian says:. April 7, , at am. April 10, , at pm. Yogesh says:.
October 22, , at am. October 26, , at pm. Siva says:. For example: one-off part-time face-to-face In some situations there are no hard and fast rules and the use of hyphens is a matter of personal preference. In compound adjectives single adjectives formed from two or more words that appear before a noun For example: An up-to-date guide is a guide that is up to date.
Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance is a benefit that is based on your income. An energy-efficient fridge is one that is energy efficient. These hyphens are often necessary to avoid confusion. For example: A blue-collared shirt is a shirt with a blue collar, while a blue collared shirt could be a blue shirt that has a collar.
Thinking it was a request for employment which he could not offer, Malcolm stuffed it carelessly into a pocket. The obstacles operating against the development of enterprises and employment of foreign capital to be removed. Top Definitions Quiz Examples preemployment.
New Word List Word List. Having explored the uses of the em-dash and the en-dash, we now come to the most commonly known of the dash punctuation marks: the hyphen. Some compound terms are written as two separate words, such as living room and post office. And then there are those we write as a single word, such as fireworks and upstream. Grammarians say that compound terms often enter the lexicon as two separate words, such as hard drive.
When the term becomes commonplace, it often solidifies into one word, such as moonlight and, for that matter, commonplace. Does that mean that the large ones must fend for themselves?
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