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Re: noun as adjective Quote: |
Originally Posted by Unregistered When using a descriptive noun as an adjective, such as a method that uses 3 cups for something, is it written as the 3-cup method or the 3-cups method? | With units of measure, e.g., millimeter, cup, million, percent, and so on, do not use a hyphen: 5 millimeters 3 cups 3.5 million people 15 percent |