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American English -- Compound Nouns -- Page 3 |
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Explanation and Discussion
In American English
Compound Nouns
are sometimes hyphenated and sometimes not. No real rules exist but some
trends do. Below I have some of the major groups of words and their
generalities.
On Words Compound nouns ending in "on" are typically hyphenated. For Example:
However with this exception
Off Words Compound nouns ending in "off" are either solid or hyphenated. For example:
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