Hyphens
 1.
Hyphens are used to join words:
mother-in-law matter-of-fact
2.
They are also used where you
need to avoid a confusing sequence
of letters:
re-enter co-operation pre-ignition
3.
Notice
the
difference
between
these
examples.
two-year-old
cats two
year-old
cats
4.
Hyphens
should
also
be
used
to
show
terms
which
have
the
same
spelling,
but
which
have
different
meanings:
reformation re-formation
recover re-cover
resign re-sign
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