hyphens

I think 'out-of-town applicants' is written with hyphens, and 'extension of time fee' is not. Is this the case?

I do not see any reason why it should be so. Is there any logic involved here that I am missing?

Gratefully,
Navi.

navi tasan said:

I think 'out-of-town applicants' is written with hyphens, and 'extension of time fee' is not. Is this the case?

I do not see any reason why it should be so. Is there any logic involved here that I am missing?

Gratefully,
Navi.

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It probably depends on context, as usual.

It also depends on the user. I would follow that pattern, but others may well not. Hyphens can be a bit random.

Tdol said:

It also depends on the user. I would follow that pattern, but others may well not. Hyphens can be a bit random.

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That's true, but they should be consistent within the writing of the same person. If one person wrote both phrases, the inconsistency is puzzling.

(And I would have used them in both.)

I'm inconsistent over time- re-opening the thread, I think I would too.

Good point. Same person writing all at once. Not necessarily over time.