Hyphens in Prefixes Our Story Search Got it? Take a quick test. Guiding Principle Avoid a hyphen with a prefix. However, if you feel the word looks too unwieldy without a hyphen or if your spellchecker highlights it as wrong, use a hyphen.
Ready for the Test? Here is a confirmatory test for this lesson. Skip to content. Facebook page opens in new window Twitter page opens in new window Linkedin page opens in new window YouTube page opens in new window. Regardless of how good you are at grammar, hyphens can be a pain. You had to do it again. Was it a race? The hyphen is unnecessary here. This means you have to put a new cover on that cushion. Because re does mean again AND omitting the hyphen would have caused confusion with another word, hyphenate.
Example: The stamps have been reissued. Re means again but would not cause confusion with another word; therefore, do not hyphenate.
Example: I must re-press the shirt. Re means again AND omitting the hyphen would cause confusion with another word so hyphenate. Just install our free Chrome Add-on! Toggle navigation.
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