「年齡問題」：連字號 (hyphen) 的運用

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「年齡問題」：連字號 (hyphen) 的運用

當我們以英文書寫時，可能會被「年齡問題」(the “year-old” problem) 困擾。今次《「語」您講》將會探討不同表達年齡的方式及文法，並會討論連字號 (hyphen) 的正確運用方法。總括而言，決定是否在「year old」（及其他如「week old」和「minute old」）中加上連字號 (hyphen) 取決於年齡相對於名詞的擺放位置。

The “Year-Old” Problem: When To Use a Hyphen

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The “Year-Old” Problem: When To Use a Hyphen

Talking about age in writing may sometimes be tricky. In this Ed’s Elevenses blog post, we will look at various ways to deal with age. The simplest way to determine when to hyphenate “year old” (or indeed all the “old”s, like “week old” and “minute old”) would be to look for the position of the age in relation to the noun.