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aurays May 28th, 2014 07:25 am

Cakecrumbs, cake-crumbs or cake crumbs?
 
Hi everyone,

I can't seem to figure out the correct form: cakecrumbs, cake-crumbs or cake crumbs? :confused:

I think cakecrumbs and cake crumbs are both interchangeable - is this correct? Is it only a matter of style or a geographical variation?

Would cake-crumbs be correct too or not at all?

susan53 May 29th, 2014 01:58 am

Re: Cakecrumbs, cake-crumbs or cake crumbs?
 
All fine - though I think in this case the hyphen might be less likely. But with compounds like this there are no hard and fast rules except where there's a clear difference in meaning - eg between a blackbird and a black bird. The second is not a compound but an ordinary description and to avoid confusion, "blackbird" is always written as one word.

aurays May 30th, 2014 04:42 pm

Re: Cakecrumbs, cake-crumbs or cake crumbs?
 
Many thanks Susan!
I was very confused as they all sounded good, but now it makes more sense ;)


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