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Good evening from down under. I just came across this sentence. The ship finally weighed anchor and some hours later that evening passed through the Corinthian Canal and soon entered the open waters, heading towards its first port of call; Naples, Italy. It didn't sound right for some reason...

Thank you, nickel. You've explained it well (when/where hyphens are needed), and I think it's finally sinking in.

Καλημέρα και καλή εβδομάδα. Do all the following require hyphens? (οι σχολές σκέψης βρίσκονται στα μαχαίρια; ) no one a shoddily built house early morning chill or early morning coffee a bi monthly twenty four hour leave a two hour concert a half hour recital a six year old boy migrant...

Thanks, nickel. Nod, wink, nudge, say no more. :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT3_UCm1A5I

Which one gets the nod? a. It was midsummer. b It was mid-summer. c. It was mid summer. Thanks.

Thanks, nickel. I might deactivate it then. Here's another sentence that was being underlined in green ("on the other hand"). Also, I'm trying to make up my mind between - Pavlos, on the other hand, was living on his own and (so?) could think and plan for himself without having to account to...

Καλημέρα. I'm working on this simple sentence: He dry coughed once, overwhelmed by a deep sense of relief. .. and I can't get rid of the tell-tale green underline (in Word). If I hyphenate "dry-coughed", the whole sentence is underlined in green. If I drop the hyphen, the word "dry" is...

Good point - re: amazing/surprising. I think this sounds OK: When he arrived at the factory, he was surprised to see that there were another two workers employed there; it was obvious that much progress had been made.

Here's an interesting one. Which version gets the nod? a. When he arrived at the factory, he was surprised to see that there were another two workers employed there and (was?) amazed at the obvious progress. b. When he arrived at the factory, he was surprised to see there were another two...

Καλημέρα, nickel. Ναι, εννοούσα υποσημειώσεις (footnotes). Πραγματικά με έχεις βοηθήσει σε όλα τα νήματα που ξεκίνησα, και το εκτιμώ πολύ. You're the man! Να είσαι πάντα καλά.

OK, thanks, nickel. I've asked a further question (sorry) re: subnotes - should they be italicised?

Thanks, nickel. Some good advice. I've changed it to this.. (please give me a heads up if you think it needs further changing - should I have stuck with the brackets?). Barba Dimitri suspended two bags, containing his wares, from his shoulders and, holding his grandson's hand, resumed his trek...

(This isn't a nudge ;) ) .. I just noticed an ambiguity (that the wares either originated/were sourced from or belonged to his shoulders). So I've changed it to this (for now). Barba Dimitri suspended two bags (containing his wares) from his shoulders and, holding his grandson's hand, resumed...

Which one gets the nod? He has proved himself a man of his word. or He has proven himself a man of his word. He has proved himself to be a man of his word. or He has proven himself to be a man of his word. Of course you can say .. He proved himself a man of his word. ... proven doesn't get...

edit ..."hoping to attract less attention this way" just came to me and it may be an improvement, I think (over "hoping (that) he would attract less attention this way"- as long as the tense remains consistent). I'm not sure how this sounds? Barba Dimitri suspended two bags containing his...

Thanks, nickel. :) Here's a couple of sentences. I'm particularly interested in the second sentence (and I needed to sound you out again, sorry). Barba Dimitri suspended two bags containing his wares from his shoulders and, holding his grandson's hand, resumed his trek towards the village of...

re: punctuation in and around quotation marks. I just wanted to check if I'm doing it right, and I've just come up with these lame examples (sorry I couldn't think of anything better). James sighed before continuing, "I know it was you who stole my bike." or James sighed before he continued...

Thanks, nickel. From what I've half gathered, you can have a half-listening audience; i.e., one which is half listening. :huh:

Σας ευχαριστώ όλους. Βρήκα ενδιαφέρον το γεγονός ότι οι λέξεις δεν ήταν στον ορθογράφο (spell checker) και με έκανε να αμφιβάλλω, για μια στιγμή, για την ορθή τους χρήση (αν θα έπρεπε να τις χρησιμοποιήσω). Thanks, cougr. You've reassured me; I thought for a moment that unfulfillable should be...

My spell checker doesn't like any of these words. The fence was unclimbable. Her dreams were unfulfillable. He surveilled the yard. Surveillance is fine (as a noun). I freely use them; but would serious readers turn their noses up if they read the above in a book?