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Hyphens with Common Prefixes, Part 2
 Last week, we learned that the current trend is to do away with unnecessary hyphens with common prefixes.
Examples: noncompliance
copayment
semiconscious
unending
However, there are exceptions.
Exception: Hyphenate all words beginning with self except for selfish and selfless.
Examples:
self-assured
self-respect
self-addressed
Exception: Use a hyphen with the prefix ex.
Example:
His ex-wife sued for nonsupport.
Exception: Hyphenate prefixes when they come before proper nouns.
Examples:
un-American
non-English speaker
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Wordplay
 Here are some complicated ways of saying simple old
adages. Can you decipher them?
1. Members of an avian species of identical plumage tend to congregate.
2. Surveillance should precede saltation.
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Fain would I fathom your nature specific!
Answers:
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