A very interesting article, for a grammar geek like me. I tend to include hyphens (in the questionable areas) where leaving one out makes things look funny, esp. when it mashes together a vowel from each side (deemphasize, antiaircraft).
Along those lines of thinking, I read enough older stuff to remember when it was "co-operate" and then "coöperate" … #ddtb
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Are you 'pro-hyphen' or 'antihyphen'? 😀
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Exceptions in the Rules of Hyphenation
After thumbing through the dictionary or perusing a usage guide, you’d think that the trend in American English and, to a lesser extent, in British English is to omit hyphens from words consisting of …
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One of my biggest language peeves is the use of hyphenated adjectives and the like as verbs. “Pick-up packages here.” “Sign-up now.” Gah!