Grammer Question: "In-Store Special" or "In Store Special"?

[shocksyde]

The first, correct?

 

[shocksyde]

Can't believe I spelled "grammar" wrong, haha.

 

[Homerboy]

Can't believe I spelled "grammar" wrong, haha.

But you get 2pts for noticing it and deciding to leave it there.

 

[silverpig]

In-store. At least that's how I'd do it.

 

[shocksyde]

But you get 2pts for noticing it and deciding to leave it there.

Do I get 2 more for adding it as a tag? haha

 

[KeithTalent]

I vote for hyphenation.

Keep feeling hyphenation
Passion burning
Love so strong
Keep feeling hyphenation
Looking learning
Moving on

KT

 

[BeauJangles]

Hyphen.

They are neglected in everyday speech.


edit: fyi, you use hyphens to join two words that serve as a single adjective.

 

[lozina]

Do I get 2 more for adding it as a tag? haha

nah. just 2 facepalms

 

[WelshBloke]

In store! Special!

 

[Perknose]

While "In-Store Special" is the grammatically correct choice, I knowingly ignore this dictum and use "In Store Special" anyway.

Btw, the grammatical reason behind the hyphen is that, otherwise, and without commas, 'In' would be seen as an adjective modifying the compound noun 'Store Special.'

Grammatically, you could have, "In, Store, Special" as you regularly would with more than one adjective, but it would make no sense. The hyphen is then otherwise called for to denote a single, compound adjective 'In-Store' modifying the noun 'Special.'

Btw, my Mom thought I was special!

 

[KeithTalent]

In-womb special?

KT

 

[Saint Nick]

"In! Store Special!" is how I would have done it...

 

[silverpig]

In-womb special?

KT

1st cum 1st served?

 

[WelshBloke]

1st cum 1st served with paternity case

ftfy

 

[mmntech]

Hyphen.

In Store Special = Inside the store special, part of the special.

In-Store Special = Inside the store itself.

 

[eits]

The first, correct?

"grammar"

and, yes... the first one is correct.

 

[blackdogdeek]

I vote for hyphenation.

Keep feeling hyphenation
Passion burning
Love so strong
Keep feeling hyphenation
Looking learning
Moving on

KT

and now this song is stuck in my head

 

[CycloWizard]

"B&M only" is more correct. 😱

 

[Raizinman]

A nickel or 5 pennies?

 

[rcpratt]

Hyphenation is not a well defined process in the English language. But it reads better with one.

 

[LTC8K6]

Come in and buy our crap!

 

[BeauJangles]

Hyphenation is not a well defined process in the English language. But it reads better with one.

Sure it is.

multi-word adjectives that are supposed to describe the same object should be hyphenated, ala "in-store special." When you are forming complex nouns, the words should be hyphenated, ala "man-made."

 

[shocksyde]

Come in and buy our crap!

It's booze, I think we all can agree that's a good cause.

 

[BeauJangles]

It's booze, I think we all can agree that's a good cause.

Just get an 800 number and start putting up billboards in your community:

"Alcoholic? 1-800-xxx-xxxx"

Guaranteed to be the best business you drum up.

 

[Perknose]

Sure it is.

multi-word adjectives that are supposed to describe the same object should be hyphenated, ala "in-store special." When you are forming complex nouns, the words should be hyphenated, ala "man-made."

All true, but for some reason I resist this in many instances.