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Not usually.
Many compound words do begin with hyphenation, and co-operate is an example.
Without the hyphen, it might be pronounced "cooper eight".
Once the word is sufficiently well recognised, the hyphen is used less and less, so that many people nowadays write "cooperate".
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How do you hyphenate the word stepchild?
You do not generally hyphenate the word stepchild, because it is not a hyphenated word. If the question is where to hyphenate stepchild if you have to break it across two lines, it is not difficult to determine this, because the two syllables are actually separate words: step and child. If you have to hyphenate the word to break it, you would put step- on one line and child on the next. If the word is all on one line, you do not hyphenate it.
Where the word desperate can be hyphenated?
The word desperate hyphenated
What is the plural of stepsister?
It is not a formal dictionary word, except that it is listed in Wiktionary as one word stepgrandmother.Conversely, Wikipedia lists it as hyphenated step-grandmother, and multiple sources list the term step-grandparent. The consensus, therefore, would be to hyphenate it in that manner.The words stepmother and stepchild are not hyphenated.
Is light headed a hyphenated word?
Light-Headed is a hyphenated word.
Is the word self confidence hyphenated or not?
The word "self-confidence" is hyphenated.
Is the word 'hardworking' hyphenated?
No, "hardworking" is not hyphenated.
Is lefthanded a compound word or a hyphenated compound?
"Left-handed" is a hyphenated compound word.
Is bookkeeper a hyphenated word?
Both the full word and the hyphenated form are accepted.
Is Tablecloth one word or hyphenated?
It is one word according to Webster dictionary. it is one word but it can be hyphenated it wanted to (Table-Cloth)
Should word field be hyphenated?
"Field" is not hyphenated.
Is built-in a hyphenated word?
Yes it should be hyphenated.
Is homework a hyphenated word?
No, "homework" shouldn't be hyphenated.
