Englishnewbie Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
hyphen with Tom Cruise
Hello,
If I want to say
"This is a typical Tom Cruise movie."
Do I need a hyphen between "Tom" and "Cruise"? I don't think so, but please let me know.
However, if I want to say
"This Tom Cruise-directed movie is awesome."
Is there a hyphen between "Tom" and "Cruise"? I am confused about this one.
(I know I can say this movie directed by Tom Cruise is awesome, but I want to know the correct way of using the hyphen in this case.)
Thank you!
If I want to say
"This is a typical Tom Cruise movie."
Do I need a hyphen between "Tom" and "Cruise"? I don't think so, but please let me know.
However, if I want to say
"This Tom Cruise-directed movie is awesome."
Is there a hyphen between "Tom" and "Cruise"? I am confused about this one.
(I know I can say this movie directed by Tom Cruise is awesome, but I want to know the correct way of using the hyphen in this case.)
Thank you!
Top answer
Don't hyphenate the name. It will just look silly. Clive
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