IS it correct to write 'one-seventh' or 'one seventh'?

[Firepanda]

Having a little trouble knowing where I need my hyphens for fractions

[Firepanda]

bump

[j_to_the]

1/7th (not srs)





one-seventh (srs)


Edit: http://www.englishclub.com/writing/p...ion-hyphen.htm

[skinnyboipgh]

Originally Posted by Firepanda

Having a little trouble knowing where I need my hyphens for fractions

It depends, here's the rule from The Style Manual:

Do not use a hyphen with spelled out fractions used as nouns. Hyphenate spelled out fractions used as adjectives.

three fourths of an inch
two-thirds majority

[tj6]

from another forum i found using google

When writing fractions out as words, a fraction as an adjective is supposed to have a hyphen between the two numbers. But when the fraction is serving as a noun, there is no hyphen between the numbers.

These examples are from The AP Guide to Punctuation.

Ex. 1. Two-thirds majority...

Ex. 2. One fifth of his money disappeared.

[alex.dude]

one seventh

[tanner1]

who the **** cares

[StevieMe]

Originally Posted by tanner1

who the **** cares

This. I take it OP that you're one of those ***gots who's obsessing about every single detail and comes across as a beta bitch? amirite?

[bustermac]

one seventh