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Punctuation Junction: Hyphens, En Dashes, and Slashes
by Chelsea Lee Punctuation Junction: A series about what happens when punctuation marks collide. The hyphen (-), en dash (–), and forward slash (/) are three punctuation marks used to indicate a relationship between words or phrases. Respectively, each mark indicates an increasing level of ...
How would I punctuate "health care associated infection"? Two hyphens? No hyphens? An en dash? There doesn't seem to be any guidance in the APA manual for compound modifiers involving phrasal adjectives. Another example could be "Academy Award winning actress."
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Punctuation Junction: Hyphens, En Dashes, and Slashes
by Chelsea Lee Punctuation Junction: A series about what happens when punctuation marks collide. The hyphen (-), en dash (–), and forward slash (/) are three punctuation marks used to indicate a relationship between words or phrases. Respectively, each mark indicates an increasing level of ...
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