hyphenating two words when one ends in ly
Should the following two examples be hyphenated? If so (or no), why? I read that you can hyphenate two or more adjectives when they come before a noun and act as a single idea, even if the first one ends in ly. To me, most combinations like this seem like a single idea.
1. technologically-oriented curricula
2. publically-involved college
asked Feb 11 at 17:51
C. Falvey
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C. Falvey
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No, you don't need a hyphen. Those words are both adverbs that end in "ly," and thus don't need hyphens after them when they're used as compound modifiers.
1. Technologically oriented curricula
2. Publically involved college
("Publicly" is the more common spelling, but "publically," as you have it, is also correct.)
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