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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: hyphenated modifiers from h%@$ #18144 02/06/2001 10:37 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 393 London NicholasW enthusiast NicholasW enthusiast Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 393 London The word 're-create' is in common use but almost always (I would say) misspelt as 'recreate', which to me is the obscure verb of harmless enjoyment, pronounced rek-. Hyphenation is not a problem, over-hyphenation is. (That wasn't an intentional example, but one word 'over-hyphenation' is quite as clear as 'too much hyphenation' and much clearer than fused 'overhyphenation'.) Rewriting for clarity is good; rewriting to conform to imposed rules is like writing sonnets: fine if you want to but not compulsory. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted hyphenated modifiers from h%@$ garynamy 02/02/2001 5:04 PM Re: hyphenated modifiers from h%@$ maverick 02/02/2001 5:26 PM Re: hyphenated modifiers from h%@$ AnnaStrophic 02/02/2001 5:42 PM Re: hyphenated modifiers from h%@$ maverick 02/02/2001 5:45 PM Re: hyphenated modifiers from h%@$ paulb 02/04/2001 10:17 AM Re: hyphenated modifiers from h%@$ stales 02/04/2001 1:17 PM Re: hyphenated modifiers from h%@$ Bingley 02/06/2001 2:34 AM Re: hyphenated modifiers from h%@$ stales 02/06/2001 4:45 AM Re: hyphenated modifiers from h%@$ Bingley 02/06/2001 5:00 AM Re: hyphenated modifiers from h%@$ stales 02/06/2001 7:27 AM Re: hyphenated modifiers from h%@$ Bingley 02/06/2001 10:27 AM Re: hyphenated modifiers from h%@$ NicholasW 02/06/2001 10:37 AM Re: hyphenated modifiers from h%@$ Marty 02/04/2001 10:21 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,312 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 11 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,158 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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