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only hyphenated when the term is modifying a noun

Posted on: November 30, 2016 at 12:05:34 CT

MizzouAstro MU

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"African-American families".

"An African American ran for mayor" is not hyphenated because there is only one adjective "African".

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Weed for all the Blacks!(nm) - morry KC - 11/30 11:43:58

dance lessons for all the whites! - TigerwTLP MU

- 11/30 11:48:49

"youre on. get up and do it" - colonel angus beef KC - 11/30 11:50:38

Foodstamps for all the whites! - Rabbit Test MU - 11/30 11:47:42

huh.....odd correlation here - dangertim MU

- 11/30 11:53:20

"Black or African American" - colonel angus beef KC - 11/30 11:54:43

blacks have bigger cocks than african americans (nm) - TigerwTLP MU

- 11/30 11:57:35

While this is true, I think the bigger issue is that we need - dangertim MU

- 11/30 12:00:36

tired of the white man leavin out our hyphens. (nm) - colonel angus beef KC - 11/30 11:59:09

only hyphenated when the term is modifying a noun - MizzouAstro MU

- 11/30 12:05:34

just taking away rights one at a time. - colonel angus beef KC - 11/30 12:07:04

RE: only hyphenated when the term is modifying a noun - TigerwTLP MU

- 11/30 12:06:44

facts(nm) - hefeweizen MU

- 11/30 11:58:00

I don't either - Rabbit Test MU - 11/30 11:56:40

of course because race doesnt really exist - colonel angus beef KC - 11/30 11:58:30

RE: of course because race doesnt really exist - Rabbit Test MU - 11/30 12:26:19

and a wonderful source, the great Washington University in - TigerwTLP MU

- 11/30 11:59:36

some people like to be labeled differently(nm) - dangertim MU

- 11/30 11:55:10

im a differently-american. - colonel angus beef KC - 11/30 11:55:37

I'm Same-ish American(nm) - dangertim MU

- 11/30 11:56:18

I prefer Run of the Mill American(nm) - hefeweizen MU

- 11/30 11:56:49

So blacks make up 12% of the population and 25% of - hefeweizen MU

- 11/30 11:51:08

RE: So blacks make up 12% of the population and 25% of - Rabbit Test MU - 11/30 11:52:25

So 1/8th of the population gets 1/4th of the food stamps? - Eggs MU - 11/30 12:00:50

everybody point and laugh at catbirdseat(nm) - dangertim MU

- 11/30 12:01:28

lol(nm) - hefeweizen MU

- 11/30 12:02:05

Whites make up 78% of the population. makes sense(nm) - hefeweizen MU

- 11/30 11:53:33

but they make up 100% of the black population. - colonel angus beef KC - 11/30 11:52:10

if there was a law against being black - TigerwTLP MU

- 11/30 11:53:05

to be fair is there a time when Sal doesn't think that's - blake1771 KC - 11/30 12:51:13

lol(nm) - MidwestLittleTiger STL - 11/30 11:50:25

Oh SNAP(nm) - Eggs MU - 11/30 11:48:55

HOAX(nm) - morry KC - 11/30 11:48:30