Goronsky Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Set 1 or Set 2?
Are the hyphens correct in Set 1, or is Set 2 better?
Set 1
There is no right-or-wrong answer.
It was a yes-or-no question.
It was a true-or-false answer.
It was a red-white-and-blue flag.
Set 2
There is no right or wrong answer.
It was a yes or no question.
It was a true or false answer.
It was a red, white and blue flag.
Set 1
There is no right-or-wrong answer.
It was a yes-or-no question.
It was a true-or-false answer.
It was a red-white-and-blue flag.
Set 2
There is no right or wrong answer.
It was a yes or no question.
It was a true or false answer.
It was a red, white and blue flag.
Top answer
Set 2. Hyphens are ugly and should be eschewed.
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