Front | why is this correct hypenation? ultra-ambitious semi-invalid |
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Back | you should hypenate prefixes ending in an a or an i when the root word begins with the same letter However: When a prefix ends in one vowel and a root word begins with a different vowel, generally attach them without a hyphen. Examples: antiaircraft |
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