Which is why american style manuals will always ask you to merge it with the subsequent word, without a hyphen There seem to be three terms used by experts in the field However, the other two seem to be more commonly used in that context. Suppose that we want to negate a generic compound adjective adjective1 adjective2 Is this phrasing peculiar to american speakers or do british speakers use this expression too I hear and use this in ame frequently
My sense is to imply a minuscule chance, a slim chance, a small chance etc. Given current usage, i very much doubt blessed is strictly considered religious (whatever that might mean) A similar word is thankful, which is rarely ever ascribed to any deity in particular in popular usage. In expressions in which figures and abbreviations (or symbols.
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