Please note when you send them suggestions to mention that BREASTFEEDING is
a single compound word. They have previously been spelling it as a
hyphenated form.
Liken BREASTFEEDING to HEARTBEAT (another compound word in general usage).
Several years back, one knowledgeable lactation advocate wrote to them
about this was was told that the dictionary FOLLOWS common usage form
(rather than establishes them). Now is the chance to note that
breastfeeding is COMMONLY used as a single compound word. Give them
examples from various books you know, journal articles, and the like.
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