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Re: How to hyphenate
Einde O'Callaghan (eindeoc@freenet.de) 2009/03/26 08:56

Frederick Williams wrote:
> How would one hyphenate
>
>   fifteen and a half year old
>
> if at all?
>
If it's an adjective it should, according to the guidelines for
hyphenation, be done as follows "fifteen-and-a-half-year-old" but, to be
honest, such hyphens are often left out.

Regards, Einde O'Callaghan

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