Some writers feel compelled to insert extra hyphens. Often they do it when they think they spot an adverb. Sometimes the offending word isn’t even functioning as an adverb; it’s part of a compound verb. Either way, put away the hyphen and step back slowly. Heigh Ho the Derry-O the Adverb Stands Alone Adverbs give […]
Originally published January 11, 2017
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