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I saw this in a full-page advertisement on the back cover of the latest “Continental” (Airlines) magazine.<\/p>\n

Problem:<\/strong>
\nA hyphen is missing.`<\/p>\n

Explanation:<\/strong>
\nThis phrase appeared in an ad for Costa Rica’s Los Sueños Resort and Marina, so something could have gotten lost in the translation from Spanish to English.<\/p>\n

Still, the advertising agency that placed this ad should have at least one native speaker of American English and should have caught this problem.<\/p>\n

“With our 200-slip international marina, spectacular view properties, private beach club for residents, challenging 18-hole golf course, charming Marriott hotel and 600-acre rainforest reserve, we are truly Costa Rica’s premier residential resort community.” is the full sentence in which this phrase appeared.<\/p>\n

The copywriter properly hyphenated the remainder of the sentence.<\/p>\n

When an adjective (“spectacular”) plus a noun (“view”) modify another noun (“properties”), a hyphen must join the adjective and the first noun.<\/p>\n

Therefore, what is missing in “spectacular view properties” is a hyphen between “spectacular” and “view”.<\/p>\n

Solution:<\/strong>
\n“…, spectacular-view properties, …”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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