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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