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Not my beloved hyphens!
Posted on September 21, 2007 by Sarah Eaton.
In our world of word-squishing (thank you, the Internet), hyphens are gradually dropping off. The Oxford English Dictionary axed 16,000 hyphens in its latest edition. Some were rather antiquated (like cry-baby vs. crybaby); some I can't imagine ever using (logjam); some even I didn't realize had hyphens in them (lowlife).
You can read all about it here.
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