swansong
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Are these possible in terms of punctuation (Note the en dash between the numbers and the hyphens in the compound modifiers.) This method certainly bypasses the ugly suspended hyphenation. No recasts, please.
a group of 20–25-year-olds
a group of 20–25-year-old girls
a 10–20-pound weight
a 5–10-degree temperature swing
a $10–20 million-a-year position (no $ sign before 20?)
a $90,000–100,000-a-year job
(no dollar sign before 100,000?)
Thank you.
a group of 20–25-year-olds
a group of 20–25-year-old girls
a 10–20-pound weight
a 5–10-degree temperature swing
a $10–20 million-a-year position (no $ sign before 20?)
a $90,000–100,000-a-year job
(no dollar sign before 100,000?)
Thank you.