A Good Example of why Hyphens are Important
rogersgeorge on February 20th, 2024
One function of hyphens is to tie two words together into what we call a compound adjective. The difference in which word (or words) another word modifies can be significant. Lots of humor in this strip, but read the label on the sign.
Now look at the first panel in the bottom row. He reads the sign correctly! Without the hyphen, “no” modifies “pet policy.” If you have a policy that forbids pets, you have to say “no-pet policy.”
PS—I just ran into this. Same lesson, only about the space between words. I found it on Facebook
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