husband-and-wife team or husband and wife team?

Asked Aug 14 '12 at 19:10

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When is it necessary to use a hyphen in writing a compound word?

Referring to a sentence from an online magazine:

"Lonely Planet was started in 1975, when the British hippie husband-and-wife team Maureen and Tony Wheeler self-published a guide to cheap travel in Southeast Asia."

I have noticed that in other resources also: that "husband-and-wife" team is used instead of "husband and wife" team.

What is the right usage?

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asked Aug 14 '12 at 19:10

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It is a style issue. Associated Press style would be to hyphenate a compound modifier like this. – JLG Aug 14 '12 at 19:21
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This answers your question. – MetaEd Aug 14 '12 at 19:25

husband-and-wife team or husband and wife team?

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