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

[olds]

In-the butt?

 

[Perknose]

In-the butt?

Lolololololololol, olds found a loophole!!! I LOVE real life, real-time exploits like this! <---- See what I did there, the subtle distinction of when to hyphenate.

olds' basement rulezzzz! We are different folks, but I love and respect the man. :hearttypethingy:

 

[olds]

Lolololololololol, olds found a loophole!!! I LOVE real life, real-time exploits like this! <---- See what I did there, the subtle distinction of when to hyphenate.

olds' basement rulezzzz! We are different folks, but I love and respect the man. :hearttypethingy:

What's this "real life" that you speak of?

 

[mjrpes3]

I found going over the rules of hyphens a fun and enjoyable experience. I'm positive you will too...

http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/hyphens.asp

 

[mjrpes3]

In-the butt?

You are a butt-in.

 

[Aluvus]

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."

Until the noun becomes used often enough that the hyphen falls out of common use, e.g. dishwasher

 

[A Casual Fitz]

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