Knock it off!

November 10, 2009 — Laura

Why would a headline appear with two errors?

knockoffs shine

Designer-inspired looks are better with a hyphen in the compound adjective and someone should knock off the space in knockoffs.

Why do errors appear in great big letters? Because this is Yahoo! Shine.

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3 Responses to “Knock it off!”

  1. Kenny Says:
    November 10, 2009 at 9:56 am

    I am reading a document that a guy sent me and the title is

    “Start or Jump-Start Your Internet Marketing Business.”

    Am I correct in thinking that the hypen between Jump and Start is not correct in this context?

  2. Kenny Says:
    November 10, 2009 at 10:54 am

    I am reading a document that a guy sent me and the title is

    “Start or Jump-Start Your Internet Marketing Business.”

    Am I correct in thinking that the hypen between Jump and Start is not correct in this context?

  3. Laura Says:
    November 10, 2009 at 11:17 am

    According to the American Heritage Dictionary and Webster’s New World College Dictionary, the hyphen in the verb “jump-start” is correct.


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