| Front | correct hyphenation? prearrangeor |
|---|---|
| Back | yes, prefixes generally are not hyphenated today other than * avoid confusion for example, to distinguish re-cover (= provide something with a new cover) from recover (= get well again). * dates: per-1970 * proper nouns: post-Aristotlean * vowels, other than o, would double up (semi-industrious, re-enter, ultra-argumentative VS cooperate) * you cannot bear how the word looks without a hyphen other correct hypenations Prehistoric Ultraviolet Proactive |
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