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| Jadokesa | Monday 10th of January 2005 10:57:53 PM |
| All-correct vs all correct - I have a question about words with the prefix all-, that has been bothering me a while. When I'm writing in English, I usually use Microsoft Word (to catch grammar and spelling errors). However, when I write a sentence like "She was all-correct" it cannot seem to agree with a correct spelling.
[url=http://web.telia.com/~u90503358/c_word.gif]With a hyphen, it suggests without hyphen[/url] [url=http://web.telia.com/~u90503358/hyp_use.gif]Without a hyphen, it suggests a hyphen[/url] What is the correct spelling? If both are correct, what are the differences, if any? /Jadou | |
| tinkerb | Tuesday 11th of January 2005 05:17:14 AM |
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Honestly, I can't think of a context where you would use all-correct in English (the hypenated version). Depending on what you mean, there is likely to be a better word to use. The word you need will change according to context. If you can elaborate more on context, I'll bet we can find a word to fit. The word "proper" comes to mind here. As for all correct (non-hypenated version), in a context such as "He got all the answers correct" you might say "he got them all correct." I hope that helps! | |
