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Spelling problem?
Example:
I dwell in the shelter of the Most High.
Both Grammarly and various word processors fail the sentence due to the misuse of modifiers.
However, if I add a hyphen as noted below it will pass.
Most-High.
What would be the proper method to use since the sentence is based on religion.
Additionally, perhaps someone can suggest an alternate word that retains the value of Psalm 91.
Thank you in advance.
2 Answers
- Anonymous8 months agoFavorite Answer
The problem is with Grammarly and the word processors, not with you. "The Most High" (without a hyphen) is a well-known and long-used alternative name for God.
The phrase is a translation of the Hebrew word עֶלְיֹ֑ון ('elyon). Every single English translation of this psalm available on biblegateway.com -- and there are several dozens of them -- that uses the phrase "Most High" uses it without a hyphen.
So go ahead and use it. It's a very common English construction, using an adjective ("high") as a noun. We do it all the time. Have you ever referred to "the rich"? It really means "the rich PEOPLE" but you don't have to say "people" because the noun is implied. Or "The meek shall inherit the earth." Or "The old don't know how to use tech" (actually we do, of course; we invented most of it).
- bluebellbkkLv 78 months ago
This is nothing to do with grammar; it's purely a punctuation issue.
Please don't imagine that Grammarly is always right. It isn't.
