We had our presential meeting Nov 10.REMINDER: Next Tuesday, Nov 17 , we have another presential class.Those who have not done their CABRI essay, please do it.What you did last time on the text of the KS was returned to you with my comments.Then we had a look at the use of Hyphens.PLEASE, CHECK THE FOLLOWING VIDEO (even those who came to class ):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5SEKvGmNcEThis is extra-material:Hyphens in compound modifiers Powerpoint: online.physics.uiuc.edu/courses/Phys496/Spring08/Lectures/Dashes_Spr08.pptAnd this is what we examined in class:You can open up compound words (coffee mug), hyphenate them (donut-hole-eating), or close them up (coffeepot).// Although there are some strict rules governing when to open, when to hyphenate, and when to close, in many cases there is room for debate. Moreover, the rules that do exist are changing all the time. Often, words that are hyphenated or opened up will, over time, become closed up and accepted as one word (e-mail becomes email, for instance). Feelings on these compound matters run high, so be ready to defend the positions you choose.DESCRIBING NOUNSHyphens, which look like miniature dashes, have great powers of clarification. UNCLEAR: Pete plans to attend the oversize truck convention.Is the convention oversized, or are the trucks oversized?CLEAR: Pete plans to attend the oversize-truck convention.Use hyphens in compound modifiers that come before nouns.UNCLEAR: All right thinking parents worry about their kids safety.CLEAR: All right-thinking parents worry about their kids safety.Use hyphens when a few phrases modify one noun.UNCLEAR: Rufus is a classic wine drinking, NPR listening, theater going Upper West Sider.CLEAR: Rufus is a classic wine-drinking, NPR-listening, theater-going Upper West Sider.Note that its almost always correct to hyphenate before a noun and open up after a verb. The up-to-date gossip magazine thrilled Angel. The magazine, which was always up to date, thrilled Angel.An easy way to remember when to use hyphens in age-related terms: if the word is year, hyphenate. If the word is years, do not. So youd say The two-year-old kid wailed, but The kid, who is two years old, wants some ice cream.ETHNICITY AND NATIONALITYAs nouns, compound ethnicities and nationalities may either be hyphenated (African-American, Japanese-American) or not hyphenated (African American, Japanese American). Whichever you choose, be sure to be consistent. Keith Gessen, a first-generation Russian American, has spent time in Moscow. In the 1920s and 30s, many African-Americans moved to the Northeast.However, do hyphenate adjective forms that come before nouns. The Italian-American community soon embraced Tony Micelli as one of their own.A diferenca fundamental entre eles e o ambito em que aparecem. O hifen esta restrito ao ambito do vocabulo; serve para separar silabas ou unir os elementos que formam um vocabulo composto. O travessao e um sinal de pontuacao da frase, com varios empregos importantes que serao examinados oportunamente em artigo sobre a pontuacao. Uma de suas funcoes e ligar o ponto inicial e o ponto final de um trajeto ou de um periodo de tempo: a ponte RioNiteroi, no trienio 19711974, e assim por diante.Agora, se quiseres precisao milimetrica, deves ler os livros de editoracao em Ingles. Ali, eles distinguem entre o m-dash, o mm-dash e o