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Using hypen with "non" before an adjective - fmajfarm

Posted: Jul 13, 2013

Needing clarification on whether to hypenate non-tender and non-distended. I can't find anything in the BOS that addresses this specifically so any tips would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

prefixes are meant to be attached (generally) - nontender, nondistended

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Using hypen with "non" before an adjective - fmajfarm

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Thanks so much for your help!

In BOS...SM - Old Anon

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on p. 330 under prefixes. If BOS3, not sure of page number, but also probably under prefixes.

Using hypen with "non" before an adjective - fmajfarm

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Thanks so much for your help!!

Nontender, nondistended - Freebie

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I think this falls under BOS2 P 91-92, "Some compound modifiers are so commonly used together, or are so clear, that they are automatically read as a unit and do not need to be joined with hyphens."

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