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My guess it's listed that way in the AP Stylebook. It's THE authority on
grammar, spelling & usage for a journalist. AP = Associated Press.
Phyllis
> Can anyone explain why sometimes we see "breastfeeding" with a hyphen
> (breast-feeding) and sometimes not?
>
> It seems to me that breastfeeding knowledgable and supportive people use
> "breastfeeding" (no hyphen), while newspaper articles or people that
aren't
> used to using the word, use the hyphen (breast-feed, or breast-milk) or
> seperate the words completely (breast feed, breast milk).
>
> Janice Reynolds
>
--- Phyllis Adamson, IBCLC, RLC
--- Glendale, AZ, USA
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