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self-defense written unhyphenated?
Thank you! Those were both very helpful, especially rule #6 in the second link. =] It says to hyphenated all words beginning with "self" except for selfish and selfless (as I thought). =]
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- Michael ALv 68 years agoFavorite Answer
Full-page explanation at the Wiki link below and also grammarbook.com. By the way in British(no hyphenation)English 'defense' is spelt 'defence'.
A definitive collection of hyphenation rules does not exist; rather, different manuals of style prescribe different usage guidelines. The rules of style that apply to dashes and hyphens have evolved to support ease of reading in complex constructions; editors often accept deviations from them that will support, rather than hinder, ease of reading.