Though his family name was Fenimore-Cooper, James dropped the hyphen. From LearnThat.org.
"The hyphen is seen as messy looking and old-fashioned.". From Wordnik.com. [Thousands of Hyphen to Perish as English Marches On | Impact Lab] Reference
A hyphen is the dash in the middle of, for example: part-time. From Wordnik.com. [no mames!] Reference
"There are places where a hyphen is necessary," Stevenson said. From Wordnik.com. [Thousands of Hyphen to Perish as English Marches On | Impact Lab] Reference
You know, that pesky hyphen is just sooooo hard to get in there. From Wordnik.com. [The ‘This has to be a Photoshop.’ Sunday Open Thread. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState] Reference
Do you mean that yummy-y‘s hyphen is dishonest because you don’t think broccoli is yummy?. From Wordnik.com. [Link love: language (4)] Reference
One more thing -- the hyphen is spreading out into a clash -- one more thing and I am through. From Wordnik.com. [On Resting Merry in 1948] Reference
The guide for whether to keep or remove the hyphen has been the text itself. From Wordnik.com. [The Arrow of Gold] Reference
Guess the one next to it with the hyphen is the one the review score is supposed to go in. From Wordnik.com. [GoNintendo.com Podcast] Reference
In doubtful cases, the guide for whether to keep or remove the hyphen has been the text itself. From Wordnik.com. [The Uncommercial Traveller] Reference
The hyphen is missing (“left-wing”). From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Obama Accused of Attempted Murder?] Reference
Let's call the hyphen off. From Wordnik.com. [Ebook Humor: Why the Ex-Perts Call Them E-books] Reference
The hyphen is the thing here. From Wordnik.com. [The Legacy] Reference
Others insisted the hyphen was the story. From Wordnik.com. [Hello] Reference
The dieresis is transcribed by a preceding hyphen. From Wordnik.com. [Fifty Years of Public Service] Reference
The following words appear with and without a hyphen. From Wordnik.com. [Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery] Reference
The presence or absence of a hyphen has not been noted. From Wordnik.com. [A Treatise of Schemes and Tropes] Reference
The prefix "a" before the gerund is followed by a hyphen. From Wordnik.com. ["Stops", Or How to Punctuate A Practical Handbook for Writers and Students] Reference
In that sense I am nationally an American without a hyphen. From Wordnik.com. [The Menorah Journal, Volume 1, 1915] Reference
"Canada" on it he became a Canadian, and forgot his hyphen. From Wordnik.com. ["The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders] Reference
When the prefix is of more than one syllable use the hyphen. From Wordnik.com. [Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence A Manual for Reporters, Correspondents, and Students of Newspaper Writing] Reference
The word 'prearranging' appears both with and without a hyphen. From Wordnik.com. [Applied Psychology: Making Your Own World Being the Second of a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency] Reference
Use the hyphen when a word must be divided at the end of a line. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Grammar and Composition] Reference
Use the hyphen (-) (1) to join the parts of compound words, and. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
Hard to say; some people never liked the hyphen in the first place. From Wordnik.com. [Paul Jury: 5 Ways Texting Is Ruining Changing English] Reference
(All instances of "today" with no hyphen were in the advertisements.). From Wordnik.com. [St. Cuthbert's] Reference
The hyphen is used between the component parts of some compound words. From Wordnik.com. ["Stops", Or How to Punctuate A Practical Handbook for Writers and Students] Reference
But a hyphen-ish growl makes answer: 'Ye that would take from the whole. From Wordnik.com. [Rhymes of the East and Re-collected Verses] Reference
Find several compound nouns the parts of which are joined with the hyphen. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
In these words the pronunciation is more clearly marked by inserting the hyphen. From Wordnik.com. ["Stops", Or How to Punctuate A Practical Handbook for Writers and Students] Reference
No rule can be given by which to determine when compounded words demand the hyphen. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Grammar and Composition] Reference
Examples of this could include a space, a leading hyphen, or maybe a quotation mark. From Wordnik.com. [Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage] Reference
I expected, perhaps, a pause, a hyphen, a space, a space where a question might follow?. From Wordnik.com. [Hilary Mantel Comma] Reference
If you want to separate words in a name, good choices are the period, hyphen, and underscore. From Wordnik.com. [Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage] Reference
There is no rule to distinguish the compound words that take a hyphen from those that do not. From Wordnik.com. ["Stops", Or How to Punctuate A Practical Handbook for Writers and Students] Reference
But if the word "part" or the word "share" follows, the hyphen is not used; as "two third parts.". From Wordnik.com. ["Stops", Or How to Punctuate A Practical Handbook for Writers and Students] Reference
Omit the hyphen when using an adverb compounded with - ly before a participle: a newly built house. From Wordnik.com. [Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence A Manual for Reporters, Correspondents, and Students of Newspaper Writing] Reference
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