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When writing "the part performs sub optimally", should that instead be "the part performs sub-optimally"?

Caboose
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  • You can't make "sub" a separate word unless you are referring to an underwater vehicle (or other standalone meaning). – fixer1234 Apr 09 '17 at 02:43
  • Thanks! That is what I originally thought. As I mentioned below, I relied to heavily on Chrome's spell checker. – Caboose Apr 09 '17 at 19:29
  • If you rely on electronic spell-checkers at all, you are indeed relying too heavily on them. – choster Apr 11 '17 at 16:55
  • @choster Well this is embarrassing. You can blame that one on Swype keyboard. – Caboose Apr 13 '17 at 02:42

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Neither.

There is a word "suboptimally" Here it is in the Oxford dictionary.

So thee is no need for a hyphen or a space.

davidlol
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  • Ah, thanks. I should've checked harder; Chrome's spell check told me it wasn't actually a word. – Caboose Apr 09 '17 at 08:38