One of the regular features we do on Twitter is "Why we need hyphens": phrases that have different meanings depending on whether there's a hyphen. These usually occur when a noun has a compound ...

Recently, I wrote about some changes to the AP Stylebook’s rules on hyphens. Specifically, I reported that AP is going lighter on them, arguing that if a hyphen doesn’t do anything to make a compound ...

Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. The “rules” under which hyphens are used to connect multiple modifiers, like “well(-)known man,” are ...