9 words often missing hyphens

1. Pathological and anatomical

"Pathologist" is written together, and "pathologist" - separately. This is an exception to the fused noun rule. But it corresponds to another rule: complex adjectives with the first part on "logo", derived from the word "-logical", and with a self-used second part are written with a hyphen. "Geological exploration", "psychological-cognitive", "genealogical-heraldic" and others correspond to the same rule.

2. Baba Yaga

"Yaga" means "evil woman, tormentor" and goes back to the Proto-Slavic * (j) ęga.

This word obeys the following rule: complex nouns and combinations with a one-word application, if they include self-used nouns and both parts or only the second part are inclined, are written with a hyphen: "firebird", "butterfly-cabbage", "door- spinner”and others.

If we are talking about a fairy-tale character, then it is written with a capital letter ("Baba Yaga"), and if about an evil old woman - with a lowercase letter ("Baba Yaga").

3. Online store

Very often this word is written separately. However, words with the first part "Internet", which indicates the quality of the second part, should be correctly hyphenated: "online store", "Internet communication".

4. Online education

The same situation: words with the first part "online" are hyphenated.

However, if "online" comes after the noun, then it is correct to write separately: "news online", "online". This rule applies to combinations with an unchangeable definition that comes after the noun being defined: "grilled chickens", "indigo children", "mini skirt".

5. Bed

There is such a rule: compound nouns with connecting vowels are written together. But there is also a sub-rule-exception: nouns that name complex units of measurement are written with a hyphen. These include "bed-place", "parking place", "standard-hour" and others.

At the same time, there are also exceptions to the exception: "workday", "work hours" and "tonnage days" are written together. Therefore, in order not to get confused, in case of doubt, it is better to check the dictionary.

6. Food court

If the first part of a word is not used separately and ends in a consonant, the spelling is determined by the dictionary. "Food court" is spelled with a hyphen - like "food service", "food photographer" and other words with "food-".

But "fast food" is correct to write together.

7. Weekend

It was in this spelling that this word got into the spelling dictionary in 1974.

Nowadays, the spelling "weekend" is popular, which, by the way, is also in the dictionary, only not in the spelling, but in the explanatory one. However, if there are several spellings, spelling takes precedence in controversial issues. So it's worth remembering: "weekend" with a hyphen and "e".

8. Shortlist

The same rule as with "food court" and "weekend" - look in the dictionary. "Shortlist" is written with a hyphen.

9. Happy ending

There is such a rule: complex nouns with the first part, foreign in origin, which ends in a vowel and is not used independently, are written together: "zoo hotel", "geolocation", "multimillionaire" and others.

Of course, there are exceptions to the rule - you can't go anywhere without them. These include "happy end" (as well as "amusement park", "alma mater", "heavy metal" and other words). Please note: the first vowel is "e", not "e".