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Fractions
Hyphenate a fraction as a direct adjective; otherwise, it is not hyphenated.
...two-thirds cup...
...two thirds of a cup...
...three fourths of the vote...
...three-fourths vote...
Regular fract...
Category_MWW Blog>Numbers
Fractions (Again)
Though common fractions that stand alone are written out, if the fraction is an unusual
one -- 37/132, 1/82 -- use figures. Though said with the ordinal added, the transcribed
form does not include...
Category_MWW Blog>General
Fractions
Fractions that stand alone are written out in words. They are hyphenated ONLY when
they are right in front of a noun as a direct adjective.
...up by three fourths...
...two thirds of the group...
...
Category_MWW Blog>Numbers
Fractions
The "everyday" fractions -- two thirds, three fourths, seven eighths -- are written out when they stand alone. They are hyphenated only when they are direct adjectives.
...had an increase of three...
Category_MWW Blog>General
Fractions
Unless a fraction, which should be written out in words when it stands alone, is a direct adjective, it is NOT hyphenated.
...three-fourths vote...
...two-thirds majority...
...two thirds of the ...
Category_MWW Blog>The Hyphen
Fractions and Hyphens
Fractions are written out in words. They are hyphenated only when they come right in front of a noun, called a "direct" adjective.
...increased by seven eighths...
...only one third of them remain...