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Which phrase uses a hyphen INCORRECTLY?

.late-night
.after-school
.family-owned
.perfectly-good

User KevinD
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Perfectly good used a hyphen incorrectly
User Alex McLean
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The phrase that uses a hyphen incorrectly is perfectly good.

Generally a hyphen is used between two words when they come before a noun they modify and act as a single idea. You can also use them in compound numbers, prefixes (like ex-husband), or to avoid confusion (re-sign vs. resign).

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