When using "year to date" in a sentence, when is it proper to hyphenate?
C chighers New member Joined Nov 14, 2008 Member Type Other Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Nov 12, 2010 #1 When using "year to date" in a sentence, when is it proper to hyphenate?
A abaka Senior Member Joined Jan 12, 2009 Member Type Other Native Language English Home Country Canada Current Location Canada Nov 12, 2010 #2 Always write "year to date" without dashes. They seem old-fashioned.
Barb_D Moderator Staff member Joined Mar 12, 2007 Member Type Other Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Nov 12, 2010 #3 I must disagree. Use the hyphens with year-to-date. It's how it's listed here: Year-to-Date financial definition of Year-to-Date. Year-to-Date finance term by the Free Online Dictionary. and here: Year-To-Date Definition, two sources I would trust, as well as in the content on numerous other sites. They don't look old-fashioned. They look correct.
I must disagree. Use the hyphens with year-to-date. It's how it's listed here: Year-to-Date financial definition of Year-to-Date. Year-to-Date finance term by the Free Online Dictionary. and here: Year-To-Date Definition, two sources I would trust, as well as in the content on numerous other sites. They don't look old-fashioned. They look correct.
A abaka Senior Member Joined Jan 12, 2009 Member Type Other Native Language English Home Country Canada Current Location Canada Nov 12, 2010 #4 I think the custom varies from country to country. In Canada, the hyphens are left out more often than not. If you look at government documents, you will see both "year to date" and "year-to-date", but more often without hyphens. "year to date" site:gc.ca - Google Search Last edited: Nov 12, 2010
I think the custom varies from country to country. In Canada, the hyphens are left out more often than not. If you look at government documents, you will see both "year to date" and "year-to-date", but more often without hyphens. "year to date" site:gc.ca - Google Search