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You are reporting the following post to the moderators for review and possible removal from the forum Poster: picking nits Subject: RE: Some common departures from STANDARD ENGLISH Body:
The hyphen is used as a compound noun modifier. However, in picking nits' usage, the hyphen is not necessary.[/quote] Thanks to you both for the correction. For decades I had generalized from "cross-country running" (hyphenated words as a modifier) to "cross-country" as a noun. I stand corrected and will write it in standard form ("cross country is a sport") from now on. Hit the submit button below if you want us to review the post. If you feel this is urgent or want a reply, email us at letsrun@letsrun.com about the post and please include a link to the thread the post is on and what page number/post on that page it is
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