[bksvol-discuss] Re: an example of words that once were hyphenated and are not now
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:59:04 -0700 (PDT)
interesting, Roger. I'm glad you remembered the gist of the article, even if
not the source.
Cindy
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> From: Roger Loran Bailey <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>
>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 9:31 AM
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: an example of words that once were hyphenated
>and are not now
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>I read an article once about disappearing hyphens. I am sorry that I cannot
>direct you to the article, but I don't remember where I read it, just the
>article. It said that when a new word is invented by combining two words it is
>always hyphenated and it has only a limited time as a hyphenated word. It
>seems to last as long as the word is not all that common. Once it becomes part
>of everyday conversation the hyphen disappears. An example that was given was
>base-ball. When the game was invented it was named with a hyphen and if you
>look at the early literature concerning it you will see the hyphen every time
>it is mentioned. The game became popular, though, and the word became popular
>too, so now you never see baseball spelled with a hyphen. Another example that
>was given was e-mail. It very rapidly lost the hyphen.
>
>On 4/12/2012 11:17 PM, Cindy wrote:
> The book I'm proofing now, first printed n 1992, has recrossed (the Potomac)
>as one word; in years passed it would have been hyphenated: re-crossed. My
>spell-checker identifies "recrossed" as an error. That's an example of why I
>like to proof with a print book at hand. smile
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