Another Example of the Importance of Hyphens

rogersgeorge on November 8th, 2021

When you use a noun to modify an adjective, you create a compound adjective, which requires a hyphen. Here’s a headline from a Smithsonian article:

Smithsonian Inspired Stamp Collections Available Now

Does that mean that the Smithsonian inspired the collections? Not quite! When you keep reading the headline, you hit a bump in the road when you get to “available.” What’s that verb doing there?

Aha! It’s Smithsonian-inspired collections that are available.

C’mon, folks, get your punctuation right. Harrumpf.

Here’s one of several pictures from the article:

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