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>>>>> "J" == J Bruce Fields <bfields@fieldses.org> writes:

J> On Tue, Jun 12, 2007 at 04:43:19PM +0100, Andy Parkins wrote:
>> - "last-resort" is two words, not a conjoined word, it doesn't require
>> the hyphen

J> Right, but when you've got a couple words functioning together to modify
J> a following noun, the hyphen's pretty standard: "rosy-fingered dawn".
J> Is this case an exception?  I suspect it's fine either way....

According to <http://www.getitwriteonline.com/archive/042703.htm>, hyphenate
unless it's a "ly" or unless it makes clear sense without it.

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