up-to-date or up to date

[new2grammar]

[FONT=&quot]As an initial gesture, we are proud to provide you with two world class scientific journals that will provide you with the latest and up-to-date information that will boost your existing knowledge bank

Please explain when to use up-to-date or up to date
I need to know reneral rule
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[bhaisahab]

[FONT=&quot]As an initial gesture, we are proud to provide you with two world class scientific journals that will provide you with the latest and up-to-date information that will boost your existing knowledge bank

Please explain when to use up-to-date or up to date
I need to know reneral rule
[/FONT]

In your sentence use either "the latest information" or "up to date information" it isn't necessary to use both as they mean the same thing. The hyphens are not necessary in my opinion.

 

[Rover_KE]

The general rule is to hyphenate when it is an adjective preceding the noun:
"I have up-to-date information"
and not to hyphenate when it is after:
"My anti-virus is up to date"
or
"The last time this was up to date was in 2001."

There is much inconsistency about hyphenating compound words, so you will see many variations.

(Matching Mole, answering the same question here: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=559153)

Rover

 

[sunsunmoon]

up-to-date
[more up–to–date; most up–to–date]
1 : including the latest information
▪ up-to-date [=current] maps
2 : based on or using the newest information, methods, etc.
▪ up-to-date styles ▪ up-to-date [=modern] methods
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[TheParser]

[FONT=&quot]As an initial gesture, we are proud to provide you with two world class scientific journals that will provide you with the latest and up-to-date information that will boost your existing knowledge bank[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Please explain when to use up-to-date or up to date [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I need to know reneral rule[/FONT]

NOT A TEACHER


(1) I agree that many Americans would prefer hyphens when this

expression comes before the noun.

(2) Furthermore, my dictionaries tell me that "up-to-date" means

"the latest." So it might be helpful to remove "the latest" from your

sentence. You do not want to say "...the latest and the latest

information."

(3) Even further, there are many (most?) Americans who would

feel more comfortable with "world-class," when used in front of a noun.

(4) Thus:


As an initial gesture, we are pleased to provide you with

two world-class scientific journals that will provide you with

the latest information to boost your knowledge bank.


NOTES: It might be a good idea to drop "up-to-date," and stay

with the more formal word "latest"; it is not necessary to use the

word "existing," for it is obvious that you referring to the reader's

existing one. In modern American English, the rule seems to be:

Drop all unnecessary words. Make your sentences short, clear, and

snappy.


Respectfully yours,


James

 

[Tdol]

NOT A TEACHER


(1) I agree that many Americans would prefer hyphens when this

expression comes before the noun.

Not only Americans :up: