Russ in New Jersey had a question about hyphens: In “northwestern California landmark” should “northwestern California” be hyphenated? “I’m not sure if it’s simply a matter of preference or if the ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. The “rules” under which hyphens are used to connect multiple modifiers, like “well(-)known man,” are varied and ...

A few weeks ago I mentioned here a CNN article "about the president making an unannounced stop." Two readers emailed with the same question. Here's Bill in Niskayuna: "I was taught that a noun or ...