If he said "and" then no, I would not hyphenate it.
Posted By: NM on 2009-03-09
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Subject: If he said "and" then no, I would not hyphenate it.
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Subject: That's it! "And" sounded like "N". Thank you very much!
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Subject: "as well as" does not equal "and"
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Subject: "as well as" does not equal "and"
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