Use of Hyphen (-)
Hyphens are used to divide words at the end of a line when the word cannot fit on the remainder of the line. There are six rules to follow.
2. The hyphen goes at the end of the first line.
IncorrectIncorrectCorrects-su-sup-supportpportport
IncorrectCorrectsupsup--portport
3. Prefixes and suffixes make natural divisions.
4. Do not divide proper nouns or adjectives.
IncorrectCorrectin-
ternationalinter-
national
IncorrectCorrectPakistanPakistan
5. There should be at least two letters plus the hyphen on the first line and three letters on the second.
6. Divide hyphenated word using the hyphen already in the word.
IncorrectIncorrectCorrects-
supposedlysupposedlysupposedly
IncorrectCorrectmoth-er-in-lawmother-in-law
E. Work in groups and mark hyphens as used in your notebooks. Make corrections in case you have wrongly used the hyphens.
Primary Stress and Secondary Stress
The mark / / shows the main or primary stress in a word. For example,metalled /metld/ is stressed on the first syllable.
The mark / / shows secondary stress in a word. For example, in the word metamorphic /meta'mo:fik/ there is a secondary stress on the first syllable.
Mes- siah /ma'sa/ noun 1 the Messiah [sing.] (in Christianity) Jesus Christ who was sent by God into the world to save people from evil and sin 2 the Messiah [sing.] (in Judaism) a king who will be sent by God to save the Jewish people 3 messiah a leader who people believe will solve the problems of a country or the world. SYN SAVIOUR: He's seen by many as a political messiah.
mes- si- an- ic /mesi'anik/ adj. (formal) 1 relating to a messiah 2 attempting to make big changes in society or to a political system in an extremely determined and enthusiastic way: The reforms were carried out with an almost messianic zeal.
Messrs (BrE) (Name Messrs.) /mesaz; NAmE- sarz/ abbr. (used as the plural of Mr before a list of names and before names of business companies): Messrs Smith, Brown and Jones ◊ Messrs T Brown and Co
mess tin noun a metal tin used by soldiers for cooking, eating and drinking
messy /mesi/ adj. (mess- ier, messi- est) 1 dirty and/or untidy SYN CHAOTIC: The house was always messy. 2 making sb/sth dirty and/or untidy: It was a messy job. 3 (of a situation) unpleasant, confused or difficult to deal with: The divorce was painful and messy.