{"id":497,"date":"2009-01-31T12:00:35","date_gmt":"2009-01-31T18:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kirkmahoney.com\/blog\/2009\/01\/hyphenation-book-in-the-works\/"},"modified":"2015-12-10T13:33:24","modified_gmt":"2015-12-10T19:33:24","slug":"hyphenation-book-in-the-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kirkmahoney.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2009\/01\/hyphenation-book-in-the-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyphenation book in the works"},"content":{"rendered":"

Proper hyphenation seems to have become a somewhat-lost art form in American English.<\/p>\n

I have blogged several times about hyphens<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Because this has been such a recurring topic in my blog, I decided last month to write a book about it.<\/p>\n

The book is tentatively titled “XX Common Mistakes that People Make with Hyphens”.<\/p>\n

I have not finalized “XX” because I am still identifying all of the common mistakes.<\/p>\n

But I can tell you already that “XX” will be greater than fifteen.<\/p>\n

I am working on organizing the book around clusters or categories of mistakes.<\/p>\n

Every documented type of mistake will include multiple examples of the mistake, solutions for those examples, and explanations about why something is a mistake and how to avoid it.<\/p>\n

I am announcing the book today so that you can keep an eye out for the official announcement that the book has been published.<\/p>\n

In the mean time, if you have a question about hyphenation, then please contact me<\/a>. I will review your question and make sure that I answer it — generally, if not specifically — in the book.<\/p>\n

Thanks!<\/p>\n

By the way: I promise to NEVER trade, rent or sell your email address to any third party online or offline. Period!<\/p>\n

UPDATE:<\/strong> My How to Use Hyphens<\/em> book is now available in softcover and several eBook editions. Learn more here<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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