... making new words inEnglishis by adding standard combinations of letters to existing words, either at the beginning (prefixes) or at the end (suffixes). By noting these carefully, you will find ... complicated and vary in different publishing houses and between individual writers. American English uses rather fewer hyphens than British English. If you are in doubt, check in a dictionary. ... M2. * when making general statements, e.g. in conclusions This observation indicates an obvious inconsistency that is avoided by the introduction of generalised principles. The author...