Tuesday, February 7, 2012

hyphenation - hyphenating any-time



Is it ok to hyphenate "any time".



The context is in a sentence like:



We are available any time, any where



Can it be acceptably written?



We are available any-time, any-where


or should it be?



We are available anytime, anywhere


Answer



Anywhere is always one word. Don't use any where or any-where.



When you use anytime as an adverb, it should be one word.




You can call me anytime.




This is how you are using it, so it should be one word.




When using a preposition, such as at, or talking about an amount time, then you should write any time as two words.




You can call her at any time.



Do you have any time to talk?




So the correct answer is:





We are available anytime, anywhere.



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