Grammar questions.

[zeke12]

That was funnier then your normal post, Ace.

 

[Simon_Cowbell]

Also, as in a thread title in this area.... words that end in -ly (adverbs) dont get hyphenated in linking with another word to modify a noun.

...commonly known people...

Actually, Simon, there is a rule out there that says a compound adjective with an adverb ending in "ly" should be hyphenated, as in "commonly-known people"...........

My former copy chief, a solid veteran, showed it to me in print a few years ago, but nobody else in newspapers seems to have heard of it. And I can't remember what his grammar source was.

I think it's better than the default "any adverb ending in 'ly' never gets a hyphen" because it makes it more clear to the readers. And, anyway, I prefer any compound adjective to be hyphenated.

A rule?

What rule book are you operating with....?

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Compound Adjectives


2. However, combining an adverb (usually a word ending in "ly") and an adjective does not create a compound adjective. No hyphen is required because it is already clear that the adverb modifies the adjective rather than the subsequent noun.


Incorrect: The remarkably-hot day turned into a remarkably-long week.
Correct: The remarkably hot day turned into a remarkably long week.

 

[Simon_Cowbell]

Also, as in a thread title in this area.... words that end in -ly (adverbs) dont get hyphenated in linking with another word to modify a noun.

...commonly known people...

Actually, Simon, there is a rule out there that says a compound adjective with an adverb ending in "ly" should be hyphenated, as in "commonly-known people"...........

My former copy chief, a solid veteran, showed it to me in print a few years ago, but nobody else in newspapers seems to have heard of it. And I can't remember what his grammar source was.

I think it's better than the default "any adverb ending in 'ly' never gets a hyphen" because it makes it more clear to the readers. And, anyway, I prefer any compound adjective to be hyphenated.

A rule?

What rule book are you operating with....?

--------------------
Compound Adjectives


2. However, combining an adverb (usually a word ending in "ly") and an adjective does not create a compound adjective. No hyphen is required because it is already clear that the adverb modifies the adjective rather than the subsequent noun.


Incorrect: The remarkably-hot day turned into a remarkably-long week.
Correct: The remarkably hot day turned into a remarkably long week.

Only such -ly exception that I know of is "early".

 

[Lyman_Bostock]

Also, as in a thread title in this area.... words that end in -ly (adverbs) dont get hyphenated in linking with another word to modify a noun.

...commonly known people...

Actually, Simon, there is a rule out there that says a compound adjective with an adverb ending in "ly" should be hyphenated, as in "commonly-known people"...........

My former copy chief, a solid veteran, showed it to me in print a few years ago, but nobody else in newspapers seems to have heard of it. And I can't remember what his grammar source was.

I think it's better than the default "any adverb ending in 'ly' never gets a hyphen" because it makes it more clear to the readers. And, anyway, I prefer any compound adjective to be hyphenated.

A rule?

What rule book are you operating with....?

--------------------
Compound Adjectives


2. However, combining an adverb (usually a word ending in "ly") and an adjective does not create a compound adjective. No hyphen is required because it is already clear that the adverb modifies the adjective rather than the subsequent noun.


Incorrect: The remarkably-hot day turned into a remarkably-long week.
Correct: The remarkably hot day turned into a remarkably long week.

That's because "early" isn't an adverb.

 

[Simon_Cowbell]

Also, as in a thread title in this area.... words that end in -ly (adverbs) dont get hyphenated in linking with another word to modify a noun.

...commonly known people...

Actually, Simon, there is a rule out there that says a compound adjective with an adverb ending in "ly" should be hyphenated, as in "commonly-known people"...........

My former copy chief, a solid veteran, showed it to me in print a few years ago, but nobody else in newspapers seems to have heard of it. And I can't remember what his grammar source was.

I think it's better than the default "any adverb ending in 'ly' never gets a hyphen" because it makes it more clear to the readers. And, anyway, I prefer any compound adjective to be hyphenated.

A rule?

What rule book are you operating with....?

--------------------
Compound Adjectives


2. However, combining an adverb (usually a word ending in "ly") and an adjective does not create a compound adjective. No hyphen is required because it is already clear that the adverb modifies the adjective rather than the subsequent noun.


Incorrect: The remarkably-hot day turned into a remarkably-long week.
Correct: The remarkably hot day turned into a remarkably long week.

That's because "early" isn't an adverb.

Right.

 

[Platyrhynchos]

So, why does "earlierly" sound like "early-early?"

 

[Left_Coast]

Depends how it's used. Early can be an adverb or an adjective.

 

[Simon_Cowbell]

Depends how it's used. Early can be an adverb or an adjective.

What is the word onto which the ly is being added?