Browse Rules: 6,146 matches
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| Description | Example | Category |
|---|---|---|
| missing hyphen in 'high end' | The high end computer. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'same sex' | A same sex marriage. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'same sex' | Same sex marriage is now legal in 20 countries worldwide, including Ireland as of yesterday. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'low cost' | I will be flying with a low cost airline to save some money. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'low cost' | I will be flying with a low cost airline to save some money. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'open plan' | In the 1960s, open plan offices were introduced, though not without some controversy. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'twin-engined | He drives a twin engined Mustang. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'twin-engined | He drives a twin engined Mustang. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'twin-engined | He is driving a car with a four stroke engine. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'much needed' | The film gave a much needed boost to the country's tourist industry. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'dry erase' | He loves the smell of of dry erase markers. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in '2 mile race' | He was wining the 10 mile race. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in '2 mile race' | He was wining the 10 mile race. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in '2 person meeting' | The 10 person meeting took more than 2 hours. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in '2 person meeting' | He bought ae 10 person van for his family vacation. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'end-to-end | The end to end trip takes about forty minutes. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'so called' | The so called conspiracy theory | Grammar |
| hyphen in 'first person shooter' | He was playing a first person shooter. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'set top box' | A set top box (STB), also colloquially known as a cable box is an information appliance. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'prime time television' | NBC broadcasts the prime time Sunday Night Football package. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'fact check' | You always need to fact check what Trump said. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'fact check' | I haven't fact checked his words. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'fact check' | They fact checked the answers before releasing them. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'fact check' | Let's fact check his statement before publishing it. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'fact check' | Let's fact check his statement before publishing it. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'in ear' | He enjoys the in ear noise cancelling. | Grammar |
| missing hyphens in 'step-by-step' | The step by step diet plan helped me to lose kilos. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'open heart' | Open heart surgery is an operation to repair a fault or damage in the heart. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'all knowing' | He is an all knowing god. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'all time high' | He is the best all time goalscorer. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'all time high' | He is the best all time goalscorer. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'all girls' | She is attending an all girls high school. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'all girls' | She is attending an all girls high school. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'all-wheel' | He is driving an all wheel SUV. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'all-wheel' | He is driving an all wheel SUV. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'all-wheel' | He owns a front wheel drive. | Grammar |
| missing hyphens in 'all-in-one' | It's an all in one solution. | Grammar |
| missing hyphens in 'all-in-one' | The all in one for beginners. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'Afro American' | He is an afro american. | Grammar |
| a zero day (zero-day) exploit | Google security engineers discovered a 0 day exploit. | Grammar |
| a zero day (zero-day) exploit | The zero day was fixed. | Grammar |
| missing hyphens in 'day to day' | My lease is up, so now I'm on the ordinary month to month portion of the contract. | Grammar |
| missing hyphens in 'day to day' | My lease is up, so now I'm on the ordinary month to month portion of the contract. | Grammar |
| take away (takeaway) | Those were my biggest take aways from today's event. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'anti-Semitism' | He's an anti american. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'no-go' | It seems to be a no go area. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'no-go' | That's a no go. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'logged in' | Only logged in users can see this feature. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'catch-all' | We plugged our catch all accounts into all our tools without absolutely no problem. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'built in' | The iPhone has a built in camera. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'built in' | In the UK Highway Code, a built up area is a settled area in which the speed limit of a road is automatically 30 mph. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'built in' | The device has a built in module. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'built in' | Apple's new built in module. | Grammar |
| hyphens in 'all-you-can-eat' | He was at the all you can eat restaurant. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'go to' | My go to market plan is ready. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'go to' | He is your go to person. | Grammar |
| hyphen in 'opt in/out' | The opt in functionality. | Grammar |
| hyphen in 'opt in/out' | We have many new opt in newsletter subscribers. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'password protected area' | I will share the password protected PDF with you. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'double click' (verb) | He double clicked the button. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'double click' (verb) | Please double click on the link to confirm the action. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'double click' (verb) | Let's double click on the folder first. | Grammar |
| handover (hand over) | I will handover my work until tomorrow. | Grammar |
| handover (hand over) | He had to handover his belongings to the police. | Grammar |
| shutdown (shut down) | I will shutdown my computer after the update has been installed. | Grammar |
| shutdown (shut down) | He had to shutdown his computer. | Grammar |
| Open Office (OpenOffice) | The open office document contains all changes you have requested. | Grammar |
| Open Office (OpenOffice) | The libre office document contains all changes you have requested. | Grammar |
| Manege (manège or manage) | The director was able to manege his employees well. | Grammar |
| Compere (compère or compare) | He wanted to compere both of them. | Grammar |
| Materiel (matériel or material) | I needed more electronic materiels to build a fully-functional machine. | Grammar |
| Barca or Barça | I know Barca beat Real Madrid. | Grammar |
| 're do' spelled as one word | He was re doing his homework. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'to do' | He was working on finishing the to do list. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'to do' | One of your to dos for today is to clean the living room. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'to do' | I have nothing todo. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'to do' | I have plenty of todos on my plate. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'to do' | I have plenty of to dos on my plate. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'to do' | Many of the to do's comments were explaining the issue. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'do it yourself' | I read the do it yourself. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'do it yourself' | Let's get inspired by watching Do It Yourself videos. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'simple to use' | The Mac is a simple to use computer. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'simple to use' | An easy to use, friendly interface makes proofreading a pleasure. | Grammar |
| missing hyphen in 'call to action' | The call to action button at the end of the newsletter is crucial for generating new leads. | Grammar |
| hyphen in 'write up' | If the market value recovers by year-end, the write down (provision) should be reversed either by reversing the expense itself or creating an income or a revenue. | Grammar |
| hyphen in 'write up' | A list of write ups about football. | Grammar |
| confusion of though/thought | I though of you. | Grammar |
| confusion of though/thought | I though of you. | Grammar |
| confusion of though/thought | A Google employee though he could hack the system. | Grammar |
| confusion of though/thought | They were removing content that they though was inciting violence. | Grammar |
| confusion of though/thought | At first I though that we should focus on customers who want to diversify their unique risks. | Grammar |
| confusion of though/thought | At first, I though the guy was Peter. | Grammar |
| confusion of though/thought | At first, I though the guy was Peter. | Grammar |
| confusion of though/thought | This is way higher than I though. | Grammar |
| hyphen in 'man made' | A man made island. | Grammar |
| operation (operating) system | The Windows operation system was invented by Bill Gates. | Grammar |
| hover board (hoverboard) | Hover boards are mainly used by millenials. | Grammar |
| area 51 (Area 51) | They say that aliens are being held at area 51. | Grammar |
| Ya'll (Y'all) | Ya'll don't know what I'm talking about. | Grammar |
| be fined with (be fine with) | I'm fined with that. | Grammar |
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