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Hyphenation for “joke”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “joke”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "joke" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “joke” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „joke“ ⟶ „joke“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "joke"

joke >> dʒəʊk

Definition: [noun] a thing that someone says to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny punchline.
Example: she was in a mood to tell jokes

Synonyms of "joke"

funny story | jest | witticism | quip | pleasantry | pun | play on words | shaggy-dog story | old chestnut | double entendre | in-joke | gag | wisecrack | crack | funny | one-liner | rib-tickler | killer | knee-slapper | thigh-slapper | boffola | blague |


Definition: [verb] make jokes; talk humorously or flippantly.
Example: she could laugh and joke with her colleagues

Synonyms of "joke"

tell jokes | crack jokes | jest | banter | quip | wisecrack | josh | fool | fool about | fool around | play a prank | play a trick | play a joke | play a practical joke | tease | hoax | pull someone's leg | mess someone about | mess someone around | kid | make a monkey out of someone | mess | have someone on | wind someone up | fun | shuck someone | pull someone's chain | put someone on | rot someone |


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