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So-Called And So Called
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Examples; We say, " so-called ISIS", (with a hyphen), but do I say, "ISIS is so-called, because the initials stand for, Islamic... etc.", or do I then drop the hyphen?
The lyre-bird is so called because its tail is shaped like a lyre
Pardon me for putting this into your crossword site, but I'm more likely to get an answer here, ta.
The lyre-bird is so called because its tail is shaped like a lyre
Pardon me for putting this into your crossword site, but I'm more likely to get an answer here, ta.
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Hyphenating two words is meant to make then read as a single entity; hence you might have a green bird is a bird which is green but a lyre-bird is a particular creature.
There was a report on the news some months ago where the Americans had made fresh air strikes on ISIS - were they fresh air-strikes or fresh-air strikes; one is a little more devastating than the other.
There was a report on the news some months ago where the Americans had made fresh air strikes on ISIS - were they fresh air-strikes or fresh-air strikes; one is a little more devastating than the other.
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I would suggest that the hyphen should remain when the expression is used:-
(a) to show that something or someone is commonly designated by the name or term specified. e.g. "Western Countries belonging to the so-called Paris club"
or
(b) to express one's view that such a name or term is inappropriate.
e,g, "she could trust him more than any of her so-called friends"
but when stating factual information, the hyphen may be removed e.g. "I.S.I.L. is so called because the initials stand for "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant."
(a) to show that something or someone is commonly designated by the name or term specified. e.g. "Western Countries belonging to the so-called Paris club"
or
(b) to express one's view that such a name or term is inappropriate.
e,g, "she could trust him more than any of her so-called friends"
but when stating factual information, the hyphen may be removed e.g. "I.S.I.L. is so called because the initials stand for "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant."
"so" just means "this" or "thus"; "Isis is so called because..." = "Isis is called this because..."
"so-called" when it's an adjective (a compound one) before the noun; no need for the hyphen otherwise.
As for lyre birds or lyre-birds, that's a matter for individual preference or dictionaries or house style books. I'd go for "lyre bird" - except, again: "the lyre-bird nest..." because that's a compound adjective.
"so-called" when it's an adjective (a compound one) before the noun; no need for the hyphen otherwise.
As for lyre birds or lyre-birds, that's a matter for individual preference or dictionaries or house style books. I'd go for "lyre bird" - except, again: "the lyre-bird nest..." because that's a compound adjective.
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