[HPforGrownups] Re: Book 6 Title -- Hyphen?

[Metylda]

No: HPFGUIDX 112326

> Carol:
> I don't know what the British rules are regarding
> hyphen usage, but in
> American English, a temporary compound (i.e., one
> that's not in the
> dictionary) consisting of an adjective plus a noun
> or participle is
> hyphenated if it precedes the noun it modifies.
> Since "half" is an
> adjective and "blood" is a noun and they both
> precede "prince," the
> compound adjective is hyphenated. (Source: "The
> Chicago Manual of
> Style," 14th edition, p. 221)


I guess in my thinking it would have been more along
the lines of a name or an object, which would not be
subjected to the same rules as if it were a
description of a person.  I don't have my AP Style
Manual unpacked, or I'd be able to give you a better
example. The only thing I'm coming up with for an
example is I was thinking of the Half Blood Prince
along the lines of Independence Day Parade or Puerto
Rican Day Parade, where instead of modifiers, which
require hyphens, it is part of the title of an object
or event.

It could also be argued, though, that Blood Prince
could be a title, which would also, then not require a
hyphen. 

bamf, who really should have continued with her
journalism career, but had to pay bills...

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