which is more correct........?

Question

an eight-year old boy

an eight year-old boy

an eight-year-old boy

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Answer 1

Favorite Answer

An eight-year-old boy is correct; the others are not.

Answer 2

The first an eight-year old boy is correct

Answer 3

Only "an eight-year-old boy"

Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyphen#Rules_and_cust...

Answer 4

The only correct one is "an eight-year-old boy."

Answer 5

an eight-year-old boy

Answer 6

an eight-year old boy

Answer 7

an eight year old boy

Answer 8

an eight-year-old boy would be my guess

That or no hyphens at all

Answer 9

All you need to know..........

http://www.nyu.edu/classes/copyXediting/Hyphens.ht...

Answer 10

How about "He's almost nine!" ?