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.

Lesson Add to del.icio.us Digg This Subscribe to RSS feed

Free!

Discover five critical techniques for good writing, no charge. These are foundational to my philosophy of writing. Drop me a line at curmudgeon@writing-rag.com asking for the article, and I'll send it to you.

I don't get enough traffic to justify using an auto-responder, so you'll get the article directly from me.

I happen to have another article with some good tips. I'll send you both.

Bio

Rogers George has been a technical writer for more than 20 years. He has written on subjects as diverse as outhouse assembly, restaurant reviews, software, information security, and scientific equipment. He has his own writing consultancy and is always happy to discuss writing and grammar. Drop him a line at curmudgeon@writing-rag.com.

One Wrong, One Correct

Leave a Reply

Meta

Tags