Latest dispatch from the hyphen wars

[jhetley]

I am afraid that "down east" does not carry the same flavor and flow as "down-east." And the latter usage does, indeed, reside in my dictionary.

That is all. Move along.

Comments

[ccfinlay.livejournal.com]

Heck, the hyphen is fine but I'd even be willing to write that one as downeast, or to talk about downeasters. I wouldn't separate the two words completely though.

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

"Downeast" is common usage. However, I'm not gonna push it.