On typed copy, indicate italics with a straight underline. Hyphens Hyphens are joiners. Use to avoid ambiguity or to form a single idea from two or more words. Hyphenated words are usually adjective modifiers. My mother is 90 years old.
Teaching is a full-time job.
He works full time at his hobbies. Never write fund raiser as one word. Fund-raising events are scheduled throughout the year. By-pass surgery is common today. He was active again immediately following his bypass.