Here is an example of a common mistake covered by the hyphenation book that I am finalizing.<\/p>\n
A common hyphenation mistake is omitting the hyphen in the name of a fraction when the fraction is used as an adjective.<\/p>\n
For example, “His one fourth investment returned more than he expected.” — with no hyphen in “one fourth” — is a mistake.<\/p>\n
The solution for this example is “His one-fourth investment returned more than he expected.” — in which we have replaced the space between “one” and “fourth” with a hyphen.<\/p>\n
The solution relates to the fact that one writes a fraction numerically as a single entity (e.g., “1\/4”).<\/p>\n
Including a hyphen lets one write a fraction’s name, too, as a single entity, and one must have a single entity to modify a noun.<\/p>\n
If you remember that the name of a fraction has to be written — with a hyphen — as a single entity when acting as an adjective to modify a noun, just as the fraction is written numerically — with a slash (“\/”) — as a single entity, then you will not make this common hyphenation mistake.<\/p>\n
If you like this explanation, then you should like the remainder of the book.<\/p>\n
Please keep checking this blog for the official announcement about the publication of the book.<\/p>\n
Thanks!<\/p>\n