Hyphenate compound words when they show compound numbers, for example, seventy-six, twenty-five etcetera. Where word combinations might sound awkward, hyphens eliminate that possibility.

Compound words are made up of two parts of speech. For example, the compound noun handkerchief is made up of two nouns: hand + kerchief. Semantically, compound words are very interesting, since ...

I hadn’t: “Nowhere” is indeed one word. I also quickly realized just how easy it is, given our language’s constant state of flux, to make such a mistake when dealing with compound words.

A compound modifier is two or more words working like an adjective to modify another word, usually a noun.

Grammar expert and enthusiast June Casagrande dives into the world of hyphens and how to actually use them in writing.

One remarkable feature of compound words is that they don’t translate well at all from one language to another, at least when it comes to translating their constituent parts literally.

This is a summertime puzzle. I'm going to give you three words starting with the letters H, O, and T. For each set you give me a word that can precede each of mine to complete a compound word or a ...