Which is why american style manuals will always ask you to merge it with the subsequent word, without a hyphen Suppose that we want to negate a generic compound adjective adjective1 adjective2 Is this phrasing peculiar to american speakers or do british speakers use this expression too I hear and use this in ame frequently My sense is to imply a minuscule chance, a slim chance, a small chance etc. In expressions in which figures and abbreviations (or symbols.
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