Hyphenate Those Compound Adjectives!

rogersgeorge on February 16th, 2023

Here’s a good example that shows the difference between hyphenated and unhyphenated adjectives. Here’s the a headline:

Axios AM: Fake burger crash
https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-am-02b0d9c0-ca6c-4ae0-b862-a72a69f97955.html

So what’s fake? The burger (fake burger) or the crash? (fake crash)

Turns out when you look at the article that has this headline, it’s fake burgers that crash for real.

You need the hyphen to tie “fake” and “burger” together! It’s “fake-burger crash.”

Here’s the picture that goes with the article:

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