Re: I need some help!

Because our language has never been consistent, and I don't understand why, when one earns a living using the English language, one cannot learn it properly instead of wanting to change it to suit some misguided attempt at standardization.

Gisele wrote:


Sandi provided you a link to a dictionary that has followup, no hyphen.
Why not be consistent, workup, followup?

Gisele


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