when the beatles were good

[Sneelock]

Teenaged girls screaming in recognition of “nowhere man”
Good times.

[Artgar]

Teenaged

[GoogaMooga]

Teen-aged

[GoogaMooga]

Teen-age refers to adolescent.

Teenage is a plant.

[GoogaMooga]

Hmmm... the original definition of teenage can't be googled, too archaic or maybe forgotten now. Anyway, when teenage was popularized, as in adolescent, it was always hyphenated. That is a fact, no matter what google says.

[naughty boy]

Same with "to-day"

Not really used since the 50s

[Brickyard Jack]

Surely it was the additional "d" that was being commented upon. Although we often talk of middle-aged men and women, we usually say teenage girls and boys.

[GoogaMooga]

Surely it was the additional "d" that was being commented upon. Although we often talk of middle-aged men and women, we usually say teenage girls and boys.

Yes, I know. But I couldn't resist. I must be the last person on Earth who hyphenates teen-age(d).

[Muskrat]

Teen-age refers to adolescent.

Teenage is a plant.

...but she swore she was 18!

[`]

Surely it was the additional "d" that was being commented upon. Although we often talk of middle-aged men and women, we usually say teenage girls and boys.

Yes, I know. But I couldn't resist. I must be the last person on Earth who hyphenates teen-age(d).

The New Yorker still apparently does so, too

[soundchaser]

The Beatles were always good. Always.

What is that stupid hen cackling on about?

[GoogaMooga]

They weren't equally good all the way through, though. They had peaks and troughs. Peak for me is AHDN, quite early.

[Sneelock]

Yes, I know. But I couldn't resist. I must be the last person on Earth who hyphenates teen-age(d).

if you're REALLY lucky then somebody will take time out of their day to correct you. boy, won't YOU feel special!
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/ ... n/teenaged

[GoogaMooga]

Yes, I know. But I couldn't resist. I must be the last person on Earth who hyphenates teen-age(d).

if you're REALLY lucky then somebody will take time out of their day to correct you. boy, won't YOU feel special!
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/ ... n/teenaged

Language, and spelling in particular, changes over time. What was once wrong becomes the correct way if enough people back it up. They have language boards to make such decisions and make the changes official.

[Sneelock]

yeah and some people just enjoy being assholes.

[GoogaMooga]

yeah and some people just enjoy being assholes.

I don't see why I was an asshole here, and no, that is not something I enjoy. It was meant in jest, so you are taking it the wrong way. I don't really care about the hyphen, but I do think it's a fun bit of trivia. So that bit I enjoy.

[soundchaser]

They weren't equally good all the way through, though. They had peaks and troughs. Peak for me is AHDN, quite early.

Peak for me, though, is Sgt. Pepper. But I think they were pretty much untouchable from AHDN through to Abbey Road.

Well, Duh. I know.

[GoogaMooga]

They weren't equally good all the way through, though. They had peaks and troughs. Peak for me is AHDN, quite early.

Peak for me, though, is Sgt. Pepper. But I think they were pretty much untouchable from AHDN through to Abbey Road.

Well, Duh. I know.

Yeah, I tend to agree. One could nitpick, but the standard is pretty even for the albums.

[Hepcat]

I'd say the Beatles peaked at about the U.K. Help! and Rubber Soul LPs. Their nadir was the White Album.

[C]

The hyphen discussion reminds me of my learned friend Coan's response to me stating he was a sad-fucque

Irrespective, half of it is correct