Proper hyphenation seems to have become a somewhat-lost art form in American English.

I have blogged several times about hyphens.

Because this has been such a recurring topic in my blog, I decided last month to write a book about it.

The book is tentatively titled “XX Common Mistakes that People Make with Hyphens”.

I have not finalized “XX” because I am still identifying all of the common mistakes.

But I can tell you already that “XX” will be greater than fifteen.

I am working on organizing the book around clusters or categories of mistakes.

Every documented type of mistake will include multiple examples of the mistake, solutions for those examples, and explanations about why something is a mistake and how to avoid it.

I am announcing the book today so that you can keep an eye out for the official announcement that the book has been published.

In the mean time, if you have a question about hyphenation, then please contact me. I will review your question and make sure that I answer it — generally, if not specifically — in the book.

Thanks!

By the way: I promise to NEVER trade, rent or sell your email address to any third party online or offline. Period!

UPDATE: My How to Use Hyphens book is now available in softcover and several eBook editions. Learn more here!