One Wrong, One Correct

rogersgeorge on February 16th, 2021

Look at the two hyphens:

Pot-Shots Comic Strip for November 28, 2020
https://www.gocomics.com/pot-shots/2020/11/28
  • The first hyphen is wrong. “Well” is a plain old adverb modifying “known.”
  • The second hyphen is correct. “Well-known” is a compound adjective modifying “places.

I admit, the difference is a bit subtle.

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